netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/3] igb: add registers etc. printout code just before resetting adapters

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Date:	Fri, 08 Jan 2010 19:33:15 +0900
From:	Taku Izumi <izumi.taku@...fujitsu.com>
To:	Laurent Chavey <chavey@...gle.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jesse Brandeburg <jesse.brandeburg@...el.com>,
	John Ronciak <john.ronciak@...el.com>,
	"Kirsher, Jeffrey T" <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	PJ Waskiewicz <peter.p.waskiewicz.jr@...el.com>,
	Koki Sanagi <sanagi.koki@...fujitsu.com>,
	Kenji Kaneshige <kaneshige.kenji@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] igb: add registers etc. printout code just before
 	resetting adapters


(2010/01/08 4:16), Laurent Chavey wrote:
> since hexdump() is already in patch 1/3, could this be moved
> to lib/hexdump.c (or could the code make use of hex_dump_to_buffer())
> 
> same comment as for patch1/3 for the call to igb_dump()
> [use of dump_flag] I can see how it the flag is use thru out the
> call but did not see how it prevents the  logging of netdev
> info.
> 
> it looks like the code in each of the case statement is identical
> except for some naming. Could this be converted to
> a data driven table (register definition, type, dump routine.)
> The later may actually be leveraged across drivers and
> use full to implement some semi standard debug dump
> reg tool.

 Thank you for your useful comment. I'll reflect your comment and
 improve later.


Best regards,
Taku Izumi

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