linux-kernel - Re: [Linux-nvdimm] [PATCH] pmem: Add prints at module load and unload

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Date:	Thu, 2 Apr 2015 08:39:50 -0700
From:	Dan Williams <dan.j.williams@...el.com>
To:	Boaz Harrosh <boaz@...xistor.com>
Cc:	Christoph Hellwig <hch@....de>,
	linux-nvdimm <linux-nvdimm@...1.01.org>,
	linux-fsdevel <linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
Subject: Re: [Linux-nvdimm] [PATCH] pmem: Add prints at module load and unload

On Thu, Apr 2, 2015 at 8:31 AM, Boaz Harrosh <boaz@...xistor.com> wrote:
> Hi Christoph, Ingo
>
> Please consider this small patch below just a small print at module
> load/unload so to know at user systems how things progressed.
> As it is now, we know nothing. For any other disk kind we have two
> tuns of prints.
>
> ---
> From: Boaz Harrosh <boaz@...xistor.com>
> Date: Thu, 2 Apr 2015 16:43:48 +0300
> Subject: [PATCH] pmem: Add prints at module load and unload
>
> When debugging people's systems it is helpful
> to see what went on. The load and unload of pmem is
> an important event.
>
> The importance is the number of loaded devices and
> error status. The exact device's addresses created
> we can see from the other prints at e820 so no need
> to duplicate this information.
>
> While at it fix up a small issue with rw flags.

Separate patch for fixes please.

>
> Signed-off-by: Boaz Harrosh <boaz@...xistor.com>
> ---
>  drivers/block/pmem.c | 7 ++++++-
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/block/pmem.c b/drivers/block/pmem.c
> index 988f384..3f15fbc 100644
> --- a/drivers/block/pmem.c
> +++ b/drivers/block/pmem.c
> @@ -91,8 +91,9 @@ static int pmem_rw_page(struct block_device *bdev, sector_t sector,
>  {
>         struct pmem_device *pmem = bdev->bd_disk->private_data;
>
> +       rw &= WRITE;
>         pmem_do_bvec(pmem, page, PAGE_CACHE_SIZE, 0, rw, sector);
> -       page_endio(page, rw & WRITE, 0);
> +       page_endio(page, rw, 0);
>
>         return 0;
>  }
> @@ -248,6 +249,9 @@ static int __init pmem_init(void)
>         error = platform_driver_register(&pmem_driver);
>         if (error)
>                 unregister_blkdev(pmem_major, "pmem");
> +
> +       pr_info("pmem: init %d devices => %d\n",
> +               atomic_read(&pmem_index), error);

If anything I think these should be dev_dbg().
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