Re: [PATCH 0/4] null_blk: fixes around nr_devices and log improvements

From: Jens Axboe
Date: Fri Sep 13 2019 - 16:50:56 EST


On 9/13/19 1:22 PM, Andrà Almeida wrote:
> On 9/13/19 4:03 PM, Jens Axboe wrote:
>> On Sep 13, 2019, at 11:58 AM, Andrà Almeida <andrealmeid@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>
>>> ïHello,
>>>
>>> This patch series address feedback for a previous patch series sent by
>>> me "docs: block: null_blk: enhance document style"[1].
>>>
>>> First patch removes a restriction that prevents null_blk to load with
>>> (nr_devices == 0). This restriction breaks applications, so it's a bug. I
>>> have tested it running the kernel with `null_blk.nr_devices=0`.
>>>
>>> In the previous series I have changed the type of var nr_devices, but I
>>> forgot to change the type at module_param(). The second patch fix that.
>>>
>>> The third patch uses a cleaver approach to make log messages consistent
>>> using pr_fmt and the last one add a note on how to do that at the
>>> coding style documentation.
>>
>> Please add Fixes tags to your patches.
>>
>
> I've added to [PATCH 1/4], should I add to all 4 patches?

The ones where it's pertinent, yes, always. Both 1-2 fix issues with
the previous patches.

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Jens Axboe