linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Move an assert under DEBUG

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Date:	Thu, 6 Jan 2011 15:41:20 -0800
From:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Rob Landley <rlandley@...allels.com>
Cc:	<trivial@...nel.org>, <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	<linux-embedded@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Move an assert under DEBUG_KERNEL.

On Thu, 6 Jan 2011 02:13:38 -0600
Rob Landley <rlandley@...allels.com> wrote:

> From: Rob Landley <rlandley@...allels.com>
> 
> Move an assert under DEBUG_KERNEL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Rob Landley <rlandley@...allels.com>
> ---
> 
> Saves about 3k from x86-64 defconfig according to scripts/bloat-o-meter.
> 
>   include/linux/rtnetlink.h |    4 ++++
>   1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
> index bbad657..28c4025 100644
> --- a/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
> +++ b/include/linux/rtnetlink.h
> @@ -782,6 +782,7 @@ extern struct netdev_queue 
> *dev_ingress_queue_create(struct net_device *dev);
>   extern void rtnetlink_init(void);
>   extern void __rtnl_unlock(void);
> 
> +#ifdef CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL
>   #define ASSERT_RTNL() do { \
>   	if (unlikely(!rtnl_is_locked())) { \
>   		printk(KERN_ERR "RTNL: assertion failed at %s (%d)\n", \
> @@ -789,6 +790,9 @@ extern void __rtnl_unlock(void);
>   		dump_stack(); \
>   	} \
>   } while(0)
> +#else
> +#define ASSERT_RTNL()
> +#endif
> 
>   static inline u32 rtm_get_table(struct rtattr **rta, u8 table)
>   {

Probably a worthwhile thing to do, IMO.  If there's some net-specific
CONFIG_DEBUG_ setting then that wold be a better thing to use.

However the patch was a) wordwrapped, b) space-stuffed and c) not cc'ed
to the networking list.  So its prospects are dim.
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