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

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Message-ID: <18924d77-f027-33f9-a775-ef140f5ba360@allwinnertech.com>
Date:   Wed, 13 Feb 2019 08:40:00 +0800
From:   liaoweixiong <liaoweixiong@...winnertech.com>
To:     Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:     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>,
        "open list:DOCUMENTATION" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, devicetree@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC v7 0/5] pstore/block: new support logger for block devices

On 2019-02-13 04:54, Kees Cook wrote:
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:06 AM liaoweixiong
> <liaoweixiong@...winnertech.com> 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).
>> 2. Do not any equipment have battery, which means that it lost all data
>> on general ram if power failure. Pstore has little to do for these
>> equipments.
>>
>> [PATCH v7]
>> On patch 1:
>> 1. Fix line over 80 characters.
>> On patch 2:
>> 1. Insert a separate patch for DT bindings.
> 
> This is looking good. Can you address the DT bindings review concerns,
> and send a v8?
> 

Sure. I had little time to send patches as i caught up with the Spring
Festival some days ago, the most grand festival of China. I'll do it
before this weekend, which is already in my plan.

> Thanks!
> 

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liaoweixiong