[PATCH printk v5 0/6] printk: reimplement LOG_CONT handling

Petr Mladek pmladek at suse.com
Tue Sep 15 05:47:56 EDT 2020


On Mon 2020-09-14 14:39:48, John Ogness wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Here is v5 for the second series to rework the printk subsystem.
> (The v4 is here [0].) This series implements a new ringbuffer
> feature that allows the last record to be extended. Petr Mladek
> provided the initial proof of concept [1] for this.
> 
> Using the record extension feature, LOG_CONT is re-implemented
> in a way that exactly preserves its behavior, but avoids the
> need for an extra buffer. In particular, it avoids the need for
> any synchronization that such a buffer requires.

The series is ready for linux-next from my POV. I am going to push
it there tomorrow if nobody complains.

Best Regards,
Petr



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