linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] virtio_console: eliminate anonymous module_init & module

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Date:   Thu, 17 Mar 2022 13:40:36 -0700
From:   Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:     Amit Shah <amit@...radead.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] virtio_console: eliminate anonymous module_init &
 module_exit



On 3/17/22 08:47, Amit Shah wrote:
> On Wed, 2022-03-16 at 12:20 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> Eliminate anonymous module_init() and module_exit(), which can lead to
>> confusion or ambiguity when reading System.map, crashes/oops/bugs,
>> or an initcall_debug log.
>>
>> Give each of these init and exit functions unique driver-specific
>> names to eliminate the anonymous names.
>>
>> Example 1: (System.map)
>>  ffffffff832fc78c t init
>>  ffffffff832fc79e t init
>>  ffffffff832fc8f8 t init
>>
>> Example 2: (initcall_debug log)
>>  calling  init+0x0/0x12 @ 1
>>  initcall init+0x0/0x12 returned 0 after 15 usecs
>>  calling  init+0x0/0x60 @ 1
>>  initcall init+0x0/0x60 returned 0 after 2 usecs
>>  calling  init+0x0/0x9a @ 1
>>  initcall init+0x0/0x9a returned 0 after 74 usecs
>>
>> Fixes: 31610434bc35 ("Virtio console driver")
>> Fixes: 7177876fea83 ("virtio: console: Add ability to remove module")
>> Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <
>> rdunlap@...radead.org
>>>
>> Cc: Amit Shah <
>> amit@...nel.org
>>>
>> Cc: 
>> virtualization@...ts.linux-foundation.org
>>
>> Cc: Arnd Bergmann <
>> arnd@...db.de
>>>
>> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <
>> gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
>>>
>> ---
>>  drivers/char/virtio_console.c |    8 ++++----
>>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
> 
> Reviewed-by: Amit Shah <amit@...nel.org>
> 
> I don't think the Fixes-by really applies here, though - we don't
> really want to push this into stable, nor do we want any automated
> tools to pick this up because of that tag..

Yeah, I'm fine with that.

thanks.

-- 
~Randy