linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 4/9] x86/dumpstack: Improve opcodes dumping in the Code: section

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Date:   Thu, 15 Mar 2018 14:06:01 -0500
From:   Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@...hat.com>
To:     Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>
Cc:     X86 ML <x86@...nel.org>, Andy Lutomirski <luto@...capital.net>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/9] x86/dumpstack: Improve opcodes dumping in the Code:
 section

On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 07:16:13PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 01:10:54PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > I liked OPCODE_BUFSIZE where it was before :-)  Here it disrupts the
> > readability of the function a bit IMO.
> 
> My thinking is have it close by so that you don't have to go search for
> its definition.

But knowing the value of OPCODE_BUFSIZE isn't needed for understanding
the rest of the function, so it seems like clutter to me.  Besides,
that's what the vim cscope plugin is for :-)

But I also don't have a strong opinion.

-- 
Josh