netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v6 1/4] printk: Add execution context (task name/CPU) to printk

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Message-ID: <aYRQTdNrzqRwClpQ@pathway.suse.cz>
Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 09:09:49 +0100
From: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
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>,
	john.ogness@...utronix.de,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	Sergey Senozhatsky <senozhatsky@...omium.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, asantostc@...il.com, efault@....de,
	gustavold@...il.com, calvin@...nvd.org, jv@...sburgh.net,
	mpdesouza@...e.com, kernel-team@...a.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v6 1/4] printk: Add execution context (task
 name/CPU) to printk_info

On Tue 2026-02-03 09:23:52, Breno Leitao wrote:
> Extend struct printk_info to include the task name, pid, and CPU
> number where printk messages originate. This information is captured
> at vprintk_store() time and propagated through printk_message to
> nbcon_write_context, making it available to nbcon console drivers.
> 
> This is useful for consoles like netconsole that want to include
> execution context in their output, allowing correlation of messages
> with specific tasks and CPUs regardless of where the console driver
> actually runs.
> 
> The feature is controlled by CONFIG_PRINTK_EXECUTION_CTX, which is
> automatically selected by CONFIG_NETCONSOLE_DYNAMIC. When disabled,
> the helper functions compile to no-ops with no overhead.
> 
> Suggested-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@...utronix.de>
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@...ian.org>
> Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>

This version version works as advertized. Feel free to use:

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

But feel free to remove CONSOLE_HAS_EXECUTION_CTX completely
as suggested by John. It is true that it is not that useful
at the moment. And I am not sure if it would ever have any
good use.

Best Regards,
Petr