linux-kernel - Re: [patch net-next 1/2] tracing: change owner name to driver name for devlink hwmsg tracepoint

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Date:	Thu, 14 Jul 2016 13:11:03 -0400
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
Cc:	Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, arnd@...db.de, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	idosch@...lanox.com, yotamg@...lanox.com, eladr@...lanox.com,
	nogahf@...lanox.com, ogerlitz@...lanox.com, ivecera@...hat.com,
	mingo@...hat.com, jolsa@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [patch net-next 1/2] tracing: change owner name to driver name
 for devlink hwmsg tracepoint

On Thu, 14 Jul 2016 10:07:33 -0700
Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org> wrote:

> On 07/14/16 02:37, Jiri Pirko wrote:
> > From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>
> > 
> > Turned on that driver->owner which is struct module is not available when
> > modules are disabled. Better to depend on a driver name which is
> > always available.
> > 
> > Reported-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
> > Fixes: e5224f0fe2 ("devlink: add hardware messages tracing facility")
> > Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...lanox.com>  
> 
> Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>

I may as well add mine too...

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve