Re: [PATCH 1/4] x86, ptdump: Add the functionality to dump anarbitrary pagetable

From: Dave Young
Date: Mon Jan 13 2014 - 07:24:03 EST


>
> > How about do not limit to only if (pgd) case, instead do something
> > like below: set dump_to_dmesg as a module parameter
>
> X86_PTDUMP is not a module.

Hmm, I just see the module macros in the code, since it's a bool Kconfig
I think the dump_pagetables.c need a cleanup,
remove the #include <linux/module.h> and below lines:
MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
MODULE_AUTHOR("Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>");
MODULE_DESCRIPTION("Kernel debugging helper that dumps pagetables");

>
> And even though the idea to make the efi pagetable dumpable with a
> kernel cmdline parameter doesn't sound all that bad, I'd like to hold
> off on adding yet another efi= cmdline option and only do so until it is
> really needed.

I think not necessary limit to efi=? Probably something like ptdump_dmesg=1|0

Thanks
Dave
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