linux-kernel - Re: [RFC v7 0/5] pstore/block: new support logger for block devices

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Message-ID: <20190123182638.GD2792@darkstar.musicnaut.iki.fi>
Date:   Wed, 23 Jan 2019 20:26:38 +0200
From:   Aaro Koskinen <aaro.koskinen@....fi>
To:     liaoweixiong <liaoweixiong@...winnertech.com>
Cc:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
        Anton Vorontsov <anton@...msg.org>,
        Colin Cross <ccross@...roid.com>,
        Tony Luck <tony.luck@...el.com>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        Rob Herring <robh+dt@...nel.org>,
        Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@....com>,
        Mauro Carvalho Chehab <mchehab+samsung@...nel.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Nicolas Ferre <nicolas.ferre@...rochip.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v7 0/5] pstore/block: new support logger for block devices

Hi,

On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 08:05:11PM +0800, liaoweixiong wrote:
> Why should we need pstore_block?
> 1. Most embedded intelligent equipment have no persistent ram, which
> increases costs. We perfer to cheaper solutions, like block devices.
> In fast, there is already a sample for block device logger in driver
> MTD (drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c).

I think you should add a patch for some actual block device using this
new framework to show that it can work. What HW you think would be
using things?

A.