linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH v5] ramoops: use pstore interface

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:40:30 -0500
From:	Seiji Aguchi <seiji.aguchi@....com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
CC:	Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
	Marco Stornelli <marco.stornelli@...il.com>,
	Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH v5] ramoops: use pstore interface

>>>  static int __exit ramoops_remove(struct platform_device *pdev)
>>>  {
>>> +#if 0
>>> +     /* TODO(kees): We cannot unload ramoops since pstore doesn't support
>>> +      * unregistering yet.
>>> +      */
>>
>> Well that sucks.  Is pstore getting fixed?
>
>Tony, any plans for changing this? I'm ready when it does! :)
>
>

I have an question about this.

Are there any specific usecases you need to unload ramoops?

If users really would like to get kernel messages, unregistering ramoops is not needed.

Seiji
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