linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] x86/kernel: Update bug

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Date:   Thu, 12 Jan 2017 09:41:42 +0100
From:   Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        "H . Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        x86@...nel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/1] x86/kernel: Update bug_at() head message


* Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:

> First of all, %*ph specifier allows to dump data in hex format using the
> pointer to a buffer. This is suitable to use here.
> 
> Besides that Thomas suggested to move it to critical level and replace __FILE__
> by explicit mention of "jumplabel".
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
> ---
>  arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c | 3 +--
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> index fc25f698d792..32f126e726f5 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@ static void bug_at(unsigned char *ip, int line)
>  	 * Something went wrong. Crash the box, as something could be
>  	 * corrupting the kernel.
>  	 */
> -	pr_warning("Unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%02x %02x %02x %02x %02x) %s:%d\n",
> -	       ip, ip, ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3], ip[4], __FILE__, line);
> +	pr_crit("jumplabel: Unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%5ph) %d\n", ip, ip, ip, line);
>  	BUG();

What is 'jumplabel'? Nobody calls it that in the kernel - everyone calls it 
'jump_label' ...

(Fixed that in patch, no need to resend.)

Thanks,

	Ingo