linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] kdb: Get rid of redundant kdb_register

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Date:   Thu, 13 May 2021 09:19:35 -0400
From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:     Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@...aro.org>
Cc:     kgdb-bugreport@...ts.sourceforge.net, daniel.thompson@...aro.org,
        jason.wessel@...driver.com, dianders@...omium.org,
        mingo@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 1/2] kdb: Get rid of redundant kdb_register_flags()

On Thu, 13 May 2021 16:58:41 +0530
Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@...aro.org> wrote:

> Commit e4f291b3f7bb ("kdb: Simplify kdb commands registration")
> allowed registration of pre-allocated kdb commands with pointer to
> struct kdbtab_t. Lets switch other users as well to register pre-
> allocated kdb commands via:
> - Changing prototype for kdb_register() to pass a pointer to struct
>   kdbtab_t instead.
> - Embed kdbtab_t structure in defcmd_set rather than individual params.
>   So while at it rename struct defcmd_set to struct kdb_macro_t as that
>   sounds more appropriate given its purpose.
> 
> With these changes kdb_register_flags() becomes redundant and hence
> removed. Also, since we have switched all users to register
> pre-allocated commands, "is_dynamic" flag in struct kdbtab_t becomes
> redundant and hence removed as well.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Sumit Garg <sumit.garg@...aro.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/kdb.h            |  27 +++--
>  kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c    | 206 +++++++++++----------------------
>  kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h |  13 ---
>  kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c       |  12 +-

For the tracing directory.

Acked-by: Steven Rostedt (VMware) <rostedt@...dmis.org>

-- Steve

>  samples/kdb/kdb_hello.c        |  20 ++--
>  5 files changed, 104 insertions(+), 174 deletions(-)