RE: [PATCH] vhost: use pr_err for vq_err

[Peng Fan]

> Subject: Re: [PATCH] vhost: use pr_err for vq_err
> 
> On Thu, May 16, 2024 at 03:46:29PM +0800, Peng Fan (OSS) wrote:
> > From: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> >
> > Use pr_err to print out error message without enabling DEBUG. This
> > could make people catch error easier.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Peng Fan <peng.fan@xxxxxxx>
> 
> This isn't appropriate: pr_err must not be triggerable by userspace. If you are
> debugging userspace, use a debugging kernel, it's that simple.

I see, then drop this patch.

Thanks,
Peng.
> 
> 
> > ---
> >  drivers/vhost/vhost.h | 2 +-
> >  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> >
> > diff --git a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h index
> > bb75a292d50c..0bff436d1ce9 100644
> > --- a/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > +++ b/drivers/vhost/vhost.h
> > @@ -248,7 +248,7 @@ void vhost_iotlb_map_free(struct vhost_iotlb *iotlb,
> >  			  struct vhost_iotlb_map *map);
> >
> >  #define vq_err(vq, fmt, ...) do {                                  \
> > -		pr_debug(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__);       \
> > +		pr_err(pr_fmt(fmt), ##__VA_ARGS__);       \
> >  		if ((vq)->error_ctx)                               \
> >  				eventfd_signal((vq)->error_ctx);\
> >  	} while (0)
> > --
> > 2.37.1