Re: [RFC/PATCH] Per-device parameter support (13/16)

[Rusty Russell]

On Sat, 2004-10-23 at 13:31 +0900, Tejun Heo wrote:
>  dp_13_devparam.diff
> 
>  This is the 13rd patch of 16 patches for devparam.
> 
>  This patch adds needed data fields to module and device structures
> and actually implements devparam.  This patch doesn't hook devparam
> into the driver model it's done in the next patch.

> +int devparam_unknown_modparam(char *name, char *val, void *arg)
> +{
> +	struct module *mod = arg;
> +	char **param;
> +
> +	param = vector_elem(&mod->param_vec, vector_len(&mod->param_vec),
> +			    GFP_KERNEL);
> +
> +	if (param == NULL) {
> +		printk(KERN_ERR
> +		       "Device params: Insufficient memory for `%s'\n", name);
> +		return -ENOMEM;
> +	}
> +
> +	param[0] = name;
> +	param[1] = val;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}
> +
> +void devparam_module_done(struct module *mod)
> +{
> +	struct vector *vec = &mod->param_vec;
> +	int i;
> +
> +	for (i = 0; i < vector_len(vec); i++) {
> +		char **param = vector_elem(vec, i, 0);
> +		if (param[0])
> +			printk(KERN_ERR
> +			       "Device params: Unknown parameter `%s'\n",
> +			       param[0]);
> +	}
> +	
> +	vector_destroy(vec);
> +}

That seems a strange place to warn...  Is that right?

> +
> +	/* Module parameter vector, used by deviceparam */
> +	struct vector param_vec;

I don't mind the addition of your vector type, but adding infrastructure
always results in arguments.  Can you think of another place which needs
it?

Rusty.
-- 
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