linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net v2] netconsole: Do not shutdown dynamic configuration if cmdline is invalid

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Date: Thu, 30 May 2024 00:30:32 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, kuba@...nel.org,
 pabeni@...hat.com, thepacketgeek@...il.com, aijay@...a.com,
 netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v2] netconsole: Do not shutdown dynamic configuration if
 cmdline is invalid

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 28 May 2024 01:42:24 -0700 you wrote:
> If a user provides an invalid netconsole configuration during boot time
> (e.g., specifying an invalid ethX interface), netconsole will be
> entirely disabled. Consequently, the user won't be able to create new
> entries in /sys/kernel/config/netconsole/ as that directory does not
> exist.
> 
> Apart from misconfiguration, another issue arises when ethX is loaded as
> a module and the netconsole= line in the command line points to ethX,
> resulting in an obvious failure. This renders netconsole unusable, as
> /sys/kernel/config/netconsole/ will never appear. This is more annoying
> since users reconfigure (or just toggle) the configuratin later (see
> commit 5fbd6cdbe304b ("netconsole: Attach cmdline target to dynamic
> target"))
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net,v2] netconsole: Do not shutdown dynamic configuration if cmdline is invalid
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/c3390677f625

You are awesome, thank you!
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