Re: [PATCH 4/9] x86/dumpstack: Improve opcodes dumping in the Code: section

From: Josh Poimboeuf
Date: Thu Mar 15 2018 - 15:06:08 EST


On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 07:16:13PM +0100, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 15, 2018 at 01:10:54PM -0500, Josh Poimboeuf wrote:
> > I liked OPCODE_BUFSIZE where it was before :-) Here it disrupts the
> > readability of the function a bit IMO.
>
> My thinking is have it close by so that you don't have to go search for
> its definition.

But knowing the value of OPCODE_BUFSIZE isn't needed for understanding
the rest of the function, so it seems like clutter to me. Besides,
that's what the vim cscope plugin is for :-)

But I also don't have a strong opinion.

--
Josh