linux-kernel - Removal of dump_stack()s from /fs/ubifs/io.c

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Date:   Wed, 15 May 2019 20:45:27 +0000
From:   "Shreya Gangan (shgangan)" <shgangan@...co.com>
To:     "linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org" <linux-mtd@...ts.infradead.org>
CC:     "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Removal of dump_stack()s from  /fs/ubifs/io.c

Hi,

 /fs/ubifs/io.c has dump_stack() in multiple functions upon errors and sometimes warnings. 
Since the error and warning messages seem to be unique, the functional value of these dump_stacks is not apparent.
Why are these dump_stacks required and what issues might occur upon the removal of these?

Example: 
What is the usecase of the dump_stack in the following code snippet in file /fs/ubifs/io.c?
    if (err) {
    		ubifs_err(c, "changing %d bytes in LEB %d failed, error %d",
    			  len, lnum, err);
    		ubifs_ro_mode(c, err);
    		dump_stack();
    	}

Regards,