linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 6/8] netconsole: add task name to extra data fields

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Message-ID: <20250304115211.GC3666230@kernel.org>
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2025 11:52:11 +0000
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
Cc: Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@...n.ch>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Jonathan Corbet <corbet@....net>, Shuah Khan <shuah@...nel.org>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-doc@...r.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@...r.kernel.org,
	kernel-team@...a.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 6/8] netconsole: add task name to extra data
 fields

On Fri, Feb 28, 2025 at 04:50:22AM -0800, Breno Leitao wrote:
> This is the core patch for this whole patchset. Add support for
> including the current task's name in netconsole's extra data output.
> This adds a new append_taskname() function that writes the task name
> (from current->comm) into the target's extradata buffer, similar to how
> CPU numbers are handled.
> 
> The task name is included when the SYSDATA_TASKNAME field is set,
> appearing in the format "taskname=<name>" in the output. This additional
> context can help with debugging by showing which task generated each
> console message.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>