linux-kernel - Re: [RFC 2/6] pstore: remove type argument from ramoops_get_next

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Message-ID: <CAGXu5jLLzuwmO6C8nQp3YY0KC0yBiDSJ_U6-Xk1g8T8hzhcZpQ@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 26 Oct 2018 20:05:40 +0100
From:   Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:     "Joel Fernandes (Google)" <joel@...lfernandes.org>
Cc:     LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, kernel-team@...roid.com,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC 2/6] pstore: remove type argument from ramoops_get_next_prz

On Fri, Oct 26, 2018 at 7:00 PM, Joel Fernandes (Google)
<joel@...lfernandes.org> wrote:
> Since we store the type of the prz when we initialize it, we no longer
> need to pass it again in ramoops_get_next_prz since we can just use that
> to setup the pstore record. So lets remove it from the argument list.
>
> Signed-off-by: Joel Fernandes (Google) <joel@...lfernandes.org>

Yes yes. I like where this is going. :)

-Kees

> ---
>  fs/pstore/ram.c | 20 +++++++-------------
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> index c7cd858adce7..cbfdf4b8e89d 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> @@ -125,9 +125,7 @@ static int ramoops_pstore_open(struct pstore_info *psi)
>
>  static struct persistent_ram_zone *
>  ramoops_get_next_prz(struct persistent_ram_zone *przs[], uint *c, uint max,
> -                    u64 *id,
> -                    enum pstore_type_id *typep, enum pstore_type_id type,
> -                    bool update)
> +                    u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *typep, bool update)
>  {
>         struct persistent_ram_zone *prz;
>         int i = (*c)++;
> @@ -147,7 +145,7 @@ ramoops_get_next_prz(struct persistent_ram_zone *przs[], uint *c, uint max,
>         if (!persistent_ram_old_size(prz))
>                 return NULL;
>
> -       *typep = type;
> +       *typep = prz->type;
>         *id = i;
>
>         return prz;
> @@ -257,8 +255,7 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
>         while (cxt->dump_read_cnt < cxt->max_dump_cnt && !prz) {
>                 prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(cxt->dprzs, &cxt->dump_read_cnt,
>                                            cxt->max_dump_cnt, &record->id,
> -                                          &record->type,
> -                                          PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, 1);
> +                                          &record->type, 1);
>                 if (!prz_ok(prz))
>                         continue;
>                 header_length = ramoops_read_kmsg_hdr(persistent_ram_old(prz),
> @@ -274,20 +271,18 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
>
>         if (!prz_ok(prz))
>                 prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(&cxt->cprz, &cxt->console_read_cnt,
> -                                          1, &record->id, &record->type,
> -                                          PSTORE_TYPE_CONSOLE, 0);
> +                                          1, &record->id, &record->type, 0);
>
>         if (!prz_ok(prz))
>                 prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(&cxt->mprz, &cxt->pmsg_read_cnt,
> -                                          1, &record->id, &record->type,
> -                                          PSTORE_TYPE_PMSG, 0);
> +                                          1, &record->id, &record->type, 0);
>
>         /* ftrace is last since it may want to dynamically allocate memory. */
>         if (!prz_ok(prz)) {
>                 if (!(cxt->flags & RAMOOPS_FLAG_FTRACE_PER_CPU)) {
>                         prz = ramoops_get_next_prz(cxt->fprzs,
>                                         &cxt->ftrace_read_cnt, 1, &record->id,
> -                                       &record->type, PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE, 0);
> +                                       &record->type, 0);
>                 } else {
>                         /*
>                          * Build a new dummy record which combines all the
> @@ -306,8 +301,7 @@ static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(struct pstore_record *record)
>                                                 &cxt->ftrace_read_cnt,
>                                                 cxt->max_ftrace_cnt,
>                                                 &record->id,
> -                                               &record->type,
> -                                               PSTORE_TYPE_FTRACE, 0);
> +                                               &record->type, 0);
>
>                                 if (!prz_ok(prz_next))
>                                         continue;
> --
> 2.19.1.568.g152ad8e336-goog
>



-- 
Kees Cook