linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v5 0/8] printk: cleanup buffer handling

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Message-ID: <Y7wue/a2Pz0hi2cJ@alley>
Date:   Mon, 9 Jan 2023 16:10:51 +0100
From:   Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To:     John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
Cc:     Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v5 0/8] printk: cleanup buffer handling

On Mon 2023-01-09 11:13:52, John Ogness wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> This is v5 of a series to cleanup console buffer handling and
> prepare for code sharing with the upcoming threaded/atomic
> consoles. v4 is here [0].
> 
> The main purpose of the series is to introduce two new lockless
> functions to handle reading and formatting of printk messages. These
> functions can then be used from any context, which is important for
> the upcoming threaded/atomic consoles. The series also helps to
> cleanup some of the internal printk interfaces and cleanly separate
> formatting code from outputting code.
> 
> Changes since v4:
> 
> - Make console_prepend_dropped() a NOP for !CONFIG_PRINTK to
>   workaround compiler warnings.
> 
> - In devkmsg_read() use printk_get_next_message() for the wait
>   condition instead of looping to retry the actual read.
> 
> - Add an argument @may_suppress to printk_get_next_message() so
>   devkmsg_read() can specify that records should not be skipped
>   based on loglevel.
> 
> John Ogness
> 
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20230105103735.880956-1-john.ogness@linutronix.de
> 
> John Ogness (6):
>   printk: move size limit macros into internal.h
>   printk: introduce struct printk_buffers
>   printk: introduce printk_get_next_message() and printk_message
>   printk: introduce console_prepend_dropped() for dropped messages
>   printk: use printk_buffers for devkmsg
>   printk: adjust string limit macros
> 
> Thomas Gleixner (2):
>   console: Use BIT() macros for @flags values
>   console: Document struct console

The series looks ready for linux-next from my POV.

I am going to push it into a new branch rework/buffers-cleanup within
two days or so unless anyone speak against it.

Best Regards,
Petr