linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] char drivers: ramoops record

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Date:	Tue, 28 Jun 2011 08:39:28 +0200
From:	Marco Stornelli <marco.stornelli@...il.com>
To:	Sergiu Iordache <sergiu@...omium.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	"Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>,
	Artem Bityutskiy <Artem.Bityutskiy@...ia.com>,
	Kyungmin Park <kyungmin.park@...sung.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] char drivers: ramoops record_size module parameter

Hi,

2011/6/28 Sergiu Iordache <sergiu@...omium.org>:
> The size of the dump is currently set using the RECORD_SIZE macro which
> is set to a page size. This patch makes the record size a module
> parameter and allows it to be set through platform data as well to allow
> larger dumps if needed.
>
> Change-Id: Ie6bd28a898dab476abf34decb0eecc42122f17ce
> Signed-off-by: Sergiu Iordache <sergiu@...omium.org>
> ---

the idea can be valid, but you have to add some check to set the
record size. It'd be better to add a lower and upper bound and to
check for it's power of two.

Marco
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