Re: [PATCH v2 2/5] pstore/platform: pass max_reason to kmesg dump

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Wed May 06 2020 - 09:52:44 EST


On Tue, 5 May 2020 14:59:37 -0700
Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > @@ -97,6 +97,8 @@ struct pstore_record {
> > * @read_mutex: serializes @open, @read, @close, and @erase callbacks
> > * @flags: bitfield of frontends the backend can accept writes for
> > * @data: backend-private pointer passed back during callbacks
> > + * @max_reason: Used when PSTORE_FLAGS_DMESG is set. Contains the
> > + * kmsg_dump_reason enum value.
>
> Nit: please move this above @data since it has a @flags dependency.
>
> > *
> > * Callbacks:
> > *
> > @@ -180,6 +182,7 @@ struct pstore_info {
> >
> > int flags;
> > void *data;
> > + int max_reason;

Not to mention that moving max_reason above data will fill in the hole left
by a 32 bit int, followed by a 64 bit pointer.

-- Steve


> >
> > int (*open)(struct pstore_info *psi);
> > int (*close)(struct pstore_info *psi);