linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 06/22] linux/printk.h: use unique identifier for each struct

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Date:   Thu, 27 Sep 2018 10:41:26 +0200
From:   Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 06/22] linux/printk.h: use unique identifier for each
 struct _ddebug

On 2018-09-27 10:22, Petr Mladek wrote:
> On Thu 2018-09-20 00:04:28, Rasmus Villemoes wrote:
>> Changes on x86-64 later in this series require that all struct _ddebug
>> descriptors in a translation unit uses distinct identifiers. Realize
>> that for pr_debug_ratelimited by generating such an identifier via
>> __UNIQUE_ID and pass that to an extra level of macros.
>>
>> No functional change.
>>
>> Cc: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
>> Cc: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
>> Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
> 
> Acked-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
> 
> My understanding is that this patch would go with the other changes
> via Andrew's tree.

Yes. I'm still waiting for x86 folks to comment on the x86 parts, and if
they get rejected, this patch (and others in the series) become
pointless - unless some other 64 bit arch decides to play along.

Rasmus