linux-kernel - RE: [Patch v5 2/3] Drivers: hv: add Azure Blob driver

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Date:   Thu, 5 Aug 2021 18:07:31 +0000
From:   Long Li <longli@...rosoft.com>
To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        "longli@...uxonhyperv.com" <longli@...uxonhyperv.com>
CC:     "linux-block@...r.kernel.org" <linux-block@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org" <linux-hyperv@...r.kernel.org>,
        Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>,
        KY Srinivasan <kys@...rosoft.com>,
        Haiyang Zhang <haiyangz@...rosoft.com>,
        Stephen Hemminger <sthemmin@...rosoft.com>,
        Wei Liu <wei.liu@...nel.org>, Dexuan Cui <decui@...rosoft.com>,
        Bjorn Andersson <bjorn.andersson@...aro.org>,
        Hans de Goede <hdegoede@...hat.com>,
        "Williams, Dan J" <dan.j.williams@...el.com>,
        Maximilian Luz <luzmaximilian@...il.com>,
        Mike Rapoport <rppt@...nel.org>,
        Ben Widawsky <ben.widawsky@...el.com>,
        Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...nel.org>,
        Andra Paraschiv <andraprs@...zon.com>,
        Siddharth Gupta <sidgup@...eaurora.org>,
        Hannes Reinecke <hare@...e.de>,
        "linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [Patch v5 2/3] Drivers: hv: add Azure Blob driver

> Subject: Re: [Patch v5 2/3] Drivers: hv: add Azure Blob driver
> 
> On Thu, Aug 05, 2021 at 12:00:11AM -0700, longli@...uxonhyperv.com wrote:
> > +static int az_blob_create_device(struct az_blob_device *dev) {
> > +	int ret;
> > +	struct dentry *debugfs_root;
> > +
> > +	dev->misc.minor	= MISC_DYNAMIC_MINOR,
> > +	dev->misc.name	= "azure_blob",
> > +	dev->misc.fops	= &az_blob_client_fops,
> > +
> > +	ret = misc_register(&dev->misc);
> > +	if (ret)
> > +		return ret;
> > +
> > +	debugfs_root = debugfs_create_dir("az_blob", NULL);
> 
> So you try to create a directory in the root of debugfs called "az_blob"
> for every device in the system of this one type?
> 
> That will blow up when you have multiple devices of the same type, please
> fix.

The Hyper-V presents one such device for the whole VM.

I'm sorry I may have misunderstood. Are you suggesting I should create a directory "hyperv" in the root of debugfs and put all the Hyper-V driver debug information there?

> 
> thanks,
> 
> greg k-h