Re: [PATCH printk 2/3] printk: move dictionary keys to dev_printk_info

From: Petr Mladek
Date: Fri Sep 18 2020 - 07:39:41 EST


On Thu 2020-09-17 15:22:43, John Ogness wrote:
> Dictionaries are only used for SUBSYSTEM and DEVICE properties. The
> current implementation stores the property names each time they are
> used. This requires more space than otherwise necessary. Also,
> because the dictionary entries are currently considered optional,
> it cannot be relied upon that they are always available, even if the
> writer wanted to store them. These issues will increase should new
> dictionary properties be introduced.
>
> Rather than storing the subsystem and device properties in the
> dict ring, introduce a struct dev_printk_info with separate fields
> to store only the property values. Embed this struct within the
> struct printk_info to provide guaranteed availability.
>
> Signed-off-by: John Ogness <john.ogness@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx>

Best Regards,
Petr