linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Extend list debugging to cover hlists

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Date:	Thu, 1 May 2008 13:32:09 -0700
From:	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
To:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
Cc:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...l.org>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...l.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Extend list debugging to cover hlists

On Fri, 2 May 2008 12:27:46 -0600
Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx> wrote:

> +void hlist_check(struct hlist_node *n)
> +{
> +	if (unlikely(*n->pprev != n)) {
> +		printk(KERN_ERR "hlist corruption. *pprev should be
> %p, "
> +				"but was %p\n", n, *n->pprev);
> +		BUG();
> +	}
> +	if (unlikely(n->next != NULL && n->next->pprev != &n->next))
> {
> +		printk(KERN_ERR "hlist corruption. n->next->pprev
> should be"
> +				"%p, but was %p\n", &n->next,
> n->next->pprev);
> +		BUG();
> +	}
> +}
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(hlist_check);
> 


Hi,
I like the concept of the patch; however...
BUG() is a tad on the rude side... how about WARN_ON(1) ?
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