linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 21/26] printk: Register information into meminspect

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Message-ID: <aUF29MLUj3YRh4v_@pathway.suse.cz>
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2025 16:12:52 +0100
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
To: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...aro.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 21/26] printk: Register information into meminspect

On Wed 2025-11-19 17:44:22, Eugen Hristev wrote:
> Annotate vital static information into meminspect:
>  - prb_descs
>  - prb_infos
>  - prb
>  - prb_data
>  - printk_rb_static
>  - printk_rb_dynamic
> 
> Information on these variables is stored into inspection table.
> 
> Register dynamic information into meminspect:
>  - new_descs
>  - new_infos
>  - new_log_buf
> This information is being allocated as a memblock, so call
> memblock_mark_inspect to mark the block accordingly.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eugen Hristev <eugen.hristev@...aro.org>

I haven't tested this. But it looks reasonable from my POV.
I assume that the output from the "log" command was from your
synthetic test so that "crash" was even able to print the messages.

Feel free to use:

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

Best Regards,
Petr

PS: I haven't attended Plumbers conference this year so
    I do not know what is the current state of this project.