linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHv3 24/50] openrisc: Add show_stack

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Message-ID: <b42b19e0-823c-dc7b-2a72-b6ad0a02b26a@arista.com>
Date:   Mon, 20 Apr 2020 18:06:26 +0100
From:   Dmitry Safonov <dima@...sta.com>
To:     Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Dmitry Safonov <0x7f454c46@...il.com>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.com>,
        Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@...ove.sakura.ne.jp>,
        Jonas Bonn <jonas@...thpole.se>,
        Stefan Kristiansson <stefan.kristiansson@...nalahti.fi>,
        openrisc@...ts.librecores.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHv3 24/50] openrisc: Add show_stack_loglvl()



On 4/19/20 9:57 PM, Stafford Horne wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 09:19:18PM +0100, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
>> Currently, the log-level of show_stack() depends on a platform
>> realization. It creates situations where the headers are printed with
> 
> Instead of realization I would say "Implementation".
> 
>> lower log level or higher than the stacktrace (depending on
>> a platform or user).
>>
>> Furthermore, it forces the logic decision from user to an architecture
>> side. In result, some users as sysrq/kdb/etc are doing tricks with
>> temporary rising console_loglevel while printing their messages.
>> And in result it not only may print unwanted messages from other CPUs,
>> but also omit printing at all in the unlucky case where the printk()
>> was deferred.
>>
>> Introducing log-level parameter and KERN_UNSUPPRESSED [1] seems
>> an easier approach than introducing more printk buffers.
>> Also, it will consolidate printings with headers.
>>
>> Introduce show_stack_loglvl(), that eventually will substitute
>> show_stack().
> 
> Will you do the work to replace show_stack(), when is that planned?

In the patch 50/50 from the series:
https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200418201944.482088-51-dima@arista.com/

> 
> Other than that small comment this looks fine.
> 
> Acked-by: Stafford Horne <shorne@...il.com>
Thank you,
          Dmitry