Re: [PATCH v5] x86: Avoid pr_cont() in show_opcodes().

From: Ingo Molnar
Date: Tue Jul 24 2018 - 03:42:16 EST



* Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On 2018/07/18 20:57, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >
> > * Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> >> Since syzbot is confused by concurrent printk() messages [1],
> >> this patch changes show_opcodes() to use %ph format string.
> >>
> >> When we start adding prefix to each line of printk() output,
> >> we will be able to handle concurrent printk() messages.
> >>
> >> [1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/text?tag=CrashReport&x=139d342c400000
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Tetsuo Handa <penguin-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >> Signed-off-by: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Wasn't that variant of the patch written by Rasmus?
>
> Rasmus Villemoes taught me that we can use "%*ph" format string and pass
> length as arguments for "*" part. Then, since Joe Perches suggested me to
> use #define for length variable, I updated to use "#define length immediate"
> and replaced "%*ph" with "%" __strigify(length) "ph" and removed length from
> arguments. That is v5 patch.
>
> >
> > If so then the changelog should start with:
> >
> > From: Rasmus Villemoes <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> OK. I posted v6 patch with From: line updated.

Please do that only if it was mainly written by him - otherwise just tell me that
it's yours and I'll apply it as such.

Thanks,

Ingo