linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] rhashtable: Better error message on allocation failure

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Date:   Thu, 23 Nov 2023 16:32:47 +0800
From:   Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
To:     Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] rhashtable: Better error message on allocation failure

On Wed, Nov 22, 2023 at 06:32:16PM -0500, Kent Overstreet wrote:
> Memory allocation failures print backtraces by default, but when we're
> running out of a rhashtable worker the backtrace is useless - it doesn't
> tell us which hashtable the allocation failure was for.
> 
> This adds a dedicated warning that prints out functions from the
> rhashtable params, which will be a bit more useful.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Kent Overstreet <kent.overstreet@...ux.dev>
> Cc: Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
> Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
> ---
>  lib/rhashtable.c | 9 +++++++--
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

Acked-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

However, you'll need to repost this via netdev@...r.kernel.org for
it to be merged.

Thanks,
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