linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH printk v3 04/19] printk: nbcon: Clarify rules of the owner/waiter matching

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Message-ID: <ZqOcuvuZM7_J-6C3@pathway.suse.cz>
Date: Fri, 26 Jul 2024 14:55:22 +0200
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
Subject: Re: [PATCH printk v3 04/19] printk: nbcon: Clarify rules of the
 owner/waiter matching

On Mon 2024-07-22 19:25:24, John Ogness wrote:
> The functions nbcon_owner_matches() and nbcon_waiter_matches()
> use a minimal set of data to determine if a context matches.
> The existing kerneldoc and comments were not clear enough and
> caused the printk folks to re-prove that the functions are
> indeed reliable in all cases.
> 
> Update and expand the explanations so that it is clear that the
> implementations are sufficient for all cases.
> 
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>

Thanks a lot for documenting this!

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

Best Regards,
Petr