linux-kernel - [PATCH 2/2] dyndbg: add more info to -E2BIG log warning

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Date:	Thu, 16 Aug 2012 20:37:23 -0600
From:	Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
To:	jbaron@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 2/2] dyndbg: add more info to -E2BIG log warning

ddebug_proc_write() warns if the written buffer is >4096 bytes.
Might as well tell user how much was attempted, in case its not obvious.

Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
---
 lib/dynamic_debug.c | 3 ++-
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index 86d4065..0983f60 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -643,7 +643,8 @@ static ssize_t ddebug_proc_write(struct file *file, const char __user *ubuf,
 	if (len == 0)
 		return 0;
 	if (len > USER_BUF_PAGE - 1) {
-		pr_warn("expected <%d bytes into control\n", USER_BUF_PAGE);
+		pr_warn("expected <%d bytes into control, you wrote %d\n",
+			USER_BUF_PAGE, len);
 		return -E2BIG;
 	}
 	tmpbuf = kmalloc(len + 1, GFP_KERNEL);
-- 
1.7.10.1.487.ga3935e6

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