linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/6] dyndbg updates for 5.15-rcX

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Message-ID: <CAJfuBxxhoEs6z+HQ-ts55TbzfuVvxh=YPtEjqnqB6ZOOgiiMBw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:33:44 -0600
From:   jim.cromie@...il.com
To:     Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Jason Baron <jbaron@...mai.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/6] dyndbg updates for 5.15-rcX

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 12:06 AM Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 12:37:29PM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > Hi Jason, Greg,
> >
> > Heres a set of "maintenance" patches distilled out of other work.  Its
> > almost all tweaks to verbose output, except for 1st, which changes a
> > strcmp to == because its true, and useful going forward.
> >
> > Jim Cromie (6):
> >   dyndbg: recode for stronger precondition
> >   dyndbg: show module in vpr-info in dd-exec-queries
> >   dyndbg: rationalize verbosity
> >   dyndbg: use alt-quotes in vpr-infos, not those user might use
> >   dyndbg: vpr-info on remove-module complete, not starting
> >   dyndbg: no vpr-info on empty queries
> >
> >  .../admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst       |  2 +-
> >  lib/dynamic_debug.c                           | 47 ++++++++++---------
> >  2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
>
> Are these real bug fixes that have to get into 5.15-final?  They seem
> like 5.16-rc1 patches instead.
>

not real bug fixes.
I thought maybe theyre low-risk enough, maybe on rc1+, but I was late.
I'll try to hit the window right for 5.16



> thanks,
>
> gre gk-h