linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH next v3 11/15] printk: kmsg

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Message-ID: <YD0fw0DErfsi2ibs@alley>
Date:   Mon, 1 Mar 2021 18:09:23 +0100
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH next v3 11/15] printk: kmsg_dumper: remove @active field

On Thu 2021-02-25 21:24:34, John Ogness wrote:
> All 6 kmsg_dumpers do not benefit from the @active flag:
> 
>   (provide their own synchronization)
>   - arch/powerpc/kernel/nvram_64.c
>   - arch/um/kernel/kmsg_dump.c
>   - drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c
>   - fs/pstore/platform.c
> 
>   (only dump on KMSG_DUMP_PANIC, which does not require
>   synchronization)
>   - arch/powerpc/platforms/powernv/opal-kmsg.c
>   - drivers/hv/vmbus_drv.c
> 
> The other 2 kmsg_dump users also do not rely on @active:
> 
>   (hard-code @active to always be true)
>   - arch/powerpc/xmon/xmon.c
>   - kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c

Great summary!

> Therefore, @active can be removed.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr