Re: [PATCH v2] Add FAT messages to printk index
From: Andrew Morton
Date: Fri Mar 25 2022 - 16:18:19 EST
On Thu, 24 Mar 2022 02:19:58 +0000 Jonathan Lassoff <jof@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> In order for end users to quickly react to new issues that come up in
> production, it is proving useful to leverage the printk indexing system. This
> printk index enables kernel developers to use calls to printk() with changable
> ad-hoc format strings, while still enabling end users to detect changes and
> develop a semi-stable interface for detecting and parsing these messages.
>
> So that detailed FAT messages are captured by this printk index, this patch
> wraps fat_msg with a macro.
It would be nice to see some before-and-after sample output to help
reviewers understand this proposal.
> Reported-by: kernel test robot <lkp@xxxxxxxxx>
We'll need a Signed-off-by: for this, please.
Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst describes this.