linux-ext4 - Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] block

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Date:   Fri, 12 Mar 2021 20:37:17 -0700
From:   Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To:     "zhangyi (F)" <yi.zhang@...wei.com>, linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-block@...r.kernel.org,
        jack@...e.cz
Cc:     tytso@....edu, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk, hch@...radead.org,
        mcgrof@...nel.org, keescook@...omium.org, yzaikin@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 0/3] block_dump: remove block dump

On 3/12/21 8:01 PM, zhangyi (F) wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> block_dump is an old debugging interface and can be replaced by
> tracepoints, and we also found a deadlock issue relate to it[1]. As Jan
> suggested, this patch set delete the whole block_dump feature, we can
> use tracepoints to get the similar information. If someone still using
> this feature cannot switch to use tracepoints or any other suggestions,
> please let us know.

Totally agree, that's long overdue. The feature is no longer useful
and has been deprecated by much better methods. Unless anyone objects,
I'll queue this up for 5.13.

-- 
Jens Axboe