linux-kernel - [PATCH 4/4] module: already_uses()

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Date:   Tue, 21 Mar 2023 19:36:23 -0600
From:   Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
To:     mcgrof@...nel.org, linux-modules@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
Subject: [PATCH 4/4] module: already_uses() - reduce pr_debug output volume

already_uses() is unnecessarily chatty.

`modprobe i915` yields 491 messages like:

  [   64.108744] i915 uses drm!

This is a normal situation, and isn't worth all the log entries.

NOTE: I've preserved the "does not use %s" messages, which happens
less often, but does happen.  Its not clear to me what it tells a
reader, or what info might improve the pr_debug's utility.

[ 6847.584999] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use ttm!
[ 6847.585001] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585014] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use drm!
[ 6847.585016] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585024] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use drm_display_helper!
[ 6847.585025] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585084] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use drm_kms_helper!
[ 6847.585086] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585175] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use drm_buddy!
[ 6847.585176] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585202] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use i2c_algo_bit!
[ 6847.585204] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585249] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use gpu_sched!
[ 6847.585250] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585314] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use video!
[ 6847.585315] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585409] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use iommu_v2!
[ 6847.585410] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6847.585816] main:already_uses:569: amdgpu does not use drm_ttm_helper!
[ 6847.585818] main:add_module_usage:584: Allocating new usage for amdgpu.
[ 6848.762268] dyndbg: add-module: amdgpu.2533 sites

no functional changes.

Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
---
 kernel/module/main.c | 4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/module/main.c b/kernel/module/main.c
index a2a8ed8564ae..0a5583686994 100644
--- a/kernel/module/main.c
+++ b/kernel/module/main.c
@@ -563,10 +563,8 @@ static int already_uses(struct module *a, struct module *b)
 	struct module_use *use;

 	list_for_each_entry(use, &b->source_list, source_list) {
-		if (use->source == a) {
-			pr_debug("%s uses %s!\n", a->name, b->name);
+		if (use->source == a)
 			return 1;
-		}
 	}
 	pr_debug("%s does not use %s!\n", a->name, b->name);
 	return 0;
-- 
2.39.2