linux-kernel - [PATCH v7b 09/25] dyndbg: silence debugs with no-change updates

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Message-ID: <20231013224818.3456409-10-jim.cromie@gmail.com>
Date:   Fri, 13 Oct 2023 16:48:01 -0600
From:   Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
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Subject: [PATCH v7b 09/25] dyndbg: silence debugs with no-change updates

check for actual changes before announcing them, declutter logs.

Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@...il.com>
---
 lib/dynamic_debug.c | 12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index b0e11f6bfaa2..b07aab422604 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -591,7 +591,7 @@ static int ddebug_exec_queries(char *query, const char *modname)
 	return nfound;
 }
 
-/* apply a new bitmap to the sys-knob's current bit-state */
+/* apply a new class-param setting */
 static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp,
 				     unsigned long *new_bits, unsigned long *old_bits,
 				     const char *query_modname)
@@ -602,8 +602,9 @@ static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp,
 	int matches = 0;
 	int bi, ct;
 
-	v2pr_info("apply bitmap: 0x%lx to: 0x%lx for %s\n", *new_bits, *old_bits,
-		  query_modname ?: "");
+	if (*new_bits != *old_bits)
+		v2pr_info("apply bitmap: 0x%lx to: 0x%lx for %s\n", *new_bits,
+			  *old_bits, query_modname ?: "'*'");
 
 	for (bi = 0; bi < map->length; bi++) {
 		if (test_bit(bi, new_bits) == test_bit(bi, old_bits))
@@ -618,8 +619,9 @@ static int ddebug_apply_class_bitmap(const struct ddebug_class_param *dcp,
 		v2pr_info("bit_%d: %d matches on class: %s -> 0x%lx\n", bi,
 			  ct, map->class_names[bi], *new_bits);
 	}
-	v2pr_info("applied bitmap: 0x%lx to: 0x%lx for %s\n", *new_bits, *old_bits,
-		  query_modname ?: "");
+	if (*new_bits != *old_bits)
+		v2pr_info("applied bitmap: 0x%lx to: 0x%lx for %s\n", *new_bits,
+			  *old_bits, query_modname ?: "'*'");
 
 	return matches;
 }
-- 
2.41.0