linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use WARN(1,...)

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Date:   Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:40:32 -0500
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Xu Wang <vulab@...as.ac.cn>
Cc:     mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tracing: Use WARN(1,...)

On Fri, 26 Feb 2021 09:44:26 +0000
Xu Wang <vulab@...as.ac.cn> wrote:

> Use WARN(1,...) rather than printk followed by WARN_ON(1).

Why?

> 
> Signed-off-by: Xu Wang <vulab@...as.ac.cn>
> ---
>  kernel/trace/trace.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/trace/trace.c b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> index 526fd5ac2ba8..a556b8c00a9f 100644
> --- a/kernel/trace/trace.c
> +++ b/kernel/trace/trace.c
> @@ -1957,7 +1957,7 @@ static int run_tracer_selftest(struct tracer *type)
>  	tr->current_trace = saved_tracer;
>  	if (ret) {
>  		/* Add the warning after printing 'FAILED' */
> -		WARN(1, KERN_CONT "FAILED!\n");
> +		WARN(1, "FAILED!\n");

The above isn't even in my tree.

Anyway, look at the code around it, and then tell that this patch makes
sense.

NAK.

-- Steve


>  		return -1;
>  	}
>  	/* Only reset on passing, to avoid touching corrupted buffers */