Re: [PATCH 0/6] dyndbg updates for 5.15-rcX

[Greg KH]

On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 03:33:44PM -0600, jim.cromie@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 30, 2021 at 12:06 AM Greg KH <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Wed, Sep 29, 2021 at 12:37:29PM -0600, Jim Cromie wrote:
> > > Hi Jason, Greg,
> > >
> > > Heres a set of "maintenance" patches distilled out of other work.  Its
> > > almost all tweaks to verbose output, except for 1st, which changes a
> > > strcmp to == because its true, and useful going forward.
> > >
> > > Jim Cromie (6):
> > >   dyndbg: recode for stronger precondition
> > >   dyndbg: show module in vpr-info in dd-exec-queries
> > >   dyndbg: rationalize verbosity
> > >   dyndbg: use alt-quotes in vpr-infos, not those user might use
> > >   dyndbg: vpr-info on remove-module complete, not starting
> > >   dyndbg: no vpr-info on empty queries
> > >
> > >  .../admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst       |  2 +-
> > >  lib/dynamic_debug.c                           | 47 ++++++++++---------
> > >  2 files changed, 26 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
> >
> > Are these real bug fixes that have to get into 5.15-final?  They seem
> > like 5.16-rc1 patches instead.
> >
> 
> not real bug fixes.
> I thought maybe theyre low-risk enough, maybe on rc1+, but I was late.

Then please do not force me to be the one to push back, you know the
development model...

> I'll try to hit the window right for 5.16

So do you want me to pick these up now for my -next branch to get proper
testing in time for 5.16-rc1?

thanks,

greg k-h