netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 06/12] iavf: Add trace while removing device

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Message-ID: <20211125065049.hwubag5eherksrle@x230>
Date:   Thu, 25 Nov 2021 07:50:49 +0100
From:   Stefan Assmann <sassmann@...hat.com>
To:     Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc:     Tony Nguyen <anthony.l.nguyen@...el.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
        Jedrzej Jagielski <jedrzej.jagielski@...el.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        Arkadiusz Kubalewski <arkadiusz.kubalewski@...el.com>,
        Konrad Jankowski <konrad0.jankowski@...el.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 06/12] iavf: Add trace while removing device

On 2021-11-24 15:48, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Wed, 24 Nov 2021 09:16:46 -0800 Tony Nguyen wrote:
> > Add kernel trace that device was removed.
> > Currently there is no such information.
> > I.e. Host admin removes a PCI device from a VM,
> > than on VM shall be info about the event.
> > 
> > This patch adds info log to iavf_remove function.
> 
> Why is this an important thing to print to logs about?
> If it is why is PCI core not doing the printing?
> 

>From personal experience I'd say this piece of information has value,
especially when debugging it can be interesting to know exactly when the
driver was removed.

  Stefan