Re: [PATCH 09/50] arm64: Add loglvl to dump_backtrace()

[Will Deacon]

On Wed, Nov 06, 2019 at 03:05:00AM +0000, Dmitry Safonov wrote:
> Currently, the log-level of show_stack() depends on a platform
> realization. It creates situations where the headers are printed with
> lower log level or higher than the stacktrace (depending on
> a platform or user).
> 
> Furthermore, it forces the logic decision from user to an architecture
> side. In result, some users as sysrq/kdb/etc are doing tricks with
> temporary rising console_loglevel while printing their messages.
> And in result it not only may print unwanted messages from other CPUs,
> but also omit printing at all in the unlucky case where the printk()
> was deferred.
> 
> Introducing log-level parameter and KERN_UNSUPPRESSED [1] seems
> an easier approach than introducing more printk buffers.
> Also, it will consolidate printings with headers.
> 
> Add log level argument to dump_backtrace() as a preparation for
> introducing show_stack_loglvl().
> 
> Cc: Catalin Marinas <catalin.marinas@xxxxxxx>
> Cc: Russell King <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: Will Deacon <will@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Cc: linux-arm-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20190528002412.1625-1-dima@xxxxxxxxxx/T/#u
> Signed-off-by: Dmitry Safonov <dima@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/include/asm/stacktrace.h |  3 ++-
>  arch/arm64/kernel/process.c         |  2 +-
>  arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c           | 17 +++++++++--------
>  3 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

[...]

> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> index 34739e80211b..59072c7b9fb4 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/traps.c
> @@ -52,9 +52,9 @@ static const char *handler[]= {
>  
>  int show_unhandled_signals = 0;
>  
> -static void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where)
> +static void dump_backtrace_entry(unsigned long where, const char *loglvl)
>  {
> -	printk(" %pS\n", (void *)where);
> +	printk("%s %pS\n", loglvl, (void *)where);
>  }
>  
>  static void dump_kernel_instr(const char *lvl, struct pt_regs *regs)
> @@ -82,12 +82,13 @@ static void dump_kernel_instr(const char *lvl, struct pt_regs *regs)
>  	printk("%sCode: %s\n", lvl, str);
>  }
>  
> -void dump_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *tsk)
> +void dump_backtrace(struct pt_regs *regs, struct task_struct *tsk,
> +		    const char *loglvl)
>  {
>  	struct stackframe frame;
>  	int skip = 0;
>  
> -	pr_debug("%s(regs = %p tsk = %p)\n", __func__, regs, tsk);
> +	printk("%s%s(regs = %p tsk = %p)\n", loglvl, __func__, regs, tsk);

This one needs to stay as pr_debug().

Will