Re: [PATCH v2] PCI/AER: Print error message as per the TODO

From: Abhinav Jain
Date: Wed Jun 05 2024 - 19:12:11 EST


On Wed, 5 Jun 2024 16:58:48 -0500, Bjorn Helgaas wrote:
> - It doesn't apply to -rc1 (the TODO message is missing). In PCI,
> we normally apply patches on topic branches based on -rc1.

Thank you for the detailed feedback. I was looking at mainline only.

> - The subject should be more specific so it makes sense all by
> itself, e.g., "Log note if we find too many devices with errors"

> - Add period at end of sentence in commit log.
> - Move historical notes (v1 URL, changes since v1) below the "---"
> line so they don't get included in the commit log.

I have included these changes to the v3. Please find it here:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/20240605230954.22911-1-jain.abhinav177@xxxxxxxxx/

> - __func__ is not relevant here -- that's generally a debugging
> thing. We can find the function by searching for the message
> text. In cases like this, I'd rather have something that helps
> identify a *device* that's related to the message, e.g., the
> pci_dev in this case. So I'd suggest pci_err(dev, "...") here.

> - I'd keep pci_err() instead of switching to pr_notice(). If we get
> this message, we should re-think the way we collect this
> information, so I want to hear about it.

I understand, this helped me get a clear picture of what needs to be
done. I have accordingly added two pci_err for the same. Please review.