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Message-ID: <20200723202059.GU10769@hirez.programming.kicks-ass.net>
Date:   Thu, 23 Jul 2020 22:20:59 +0200
From:   Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
To:     Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
        Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>,
        Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sched: Warn if garbage is passed to
 default_wake_function()

On Thu, Jul 23, 2020 at 09:10:42PM +0100, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Since the default_wake_function() passes its flags onto
> try_to_wake_up(), warn if those flags collide with internal values.
> Given that the supplied flags are garbage, no repair can be done but at
> least alert the user to the damage they are causing.
> 
> In the belief that these errors should be picked up during testing, the
> warning is only compiled in under CONFIG_SCHED_DEBUG.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chris Wilson <chris@...is-wilson.co.uk>
> Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>
> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
> Cc: Juri Lelli <juri.lelli@...hat.com>
> Cc: Vincent Guittot <vincent.guittot@...aro.org>

Thanks!

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