linux-kernel - RE: [PATCH] infiniband hfi1: fix misuse of %x in ipoib

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Message-ID: <CH0PR01MB71532C0E55A47C6910F47B79F2A39@CH0PR01MB7153.prod.exchangelabs.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Sep 2021 11:03:06 +0000
From:   "Marciniszyn, Mike" <mike.marciniszyn@...nelisnetworks.com>
To:     Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@....org>,
        Guo Zhi <qtxuning1999@...u.edu.cn>,
        "Dalessandro, Dennis" <dennis.dalessandro@...nelisnetworks.com>,
        "dledford@...hat.com" <dledford@...hat.com>
CC:     "linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org" <linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: RE: [PATCH] infiniband hfi1: fix misuse of %x in ipoib_tx.c

> How about applying Guo's patch and adding a configuration option to the
> kernel for disabling pointer hashing for %p and related format specifiers?
> Pointer hashing is useful on production systems but not on development
> systems.
> 

The prints and traces are leave-behind and intended once in a distro for field support.

Re-generating a distro kernel is not really an option.

Mike