[PATCH v3 0/2] kdb code refactoring

From: Sumit Garg
Date: Thu May 13 2021 - 07:29:14 EST


Some more kdb code refactoring related to:
- Removal of redundant kdb_register_flags().
- Simplification of kdb defcmd macro logic.

Tested with kgdbtest on arm64, doesn't show any regressions.

Changes in v3:
- Split patch into 2 for ease of review.
- Get rid of kdb_register_flags() completely via switching all user to
register pre-allocated kdb commands.

Changes in v2:
- Define new structs: kdb_macro_t and kdb_macro_cmd_t instead of
modifying existing kdb command struct and struct kdb_subcmd.
- Reword commit message.

Sumit Garg (2):
kdb: Get rid of redundant kdb_register_flags()
kdb: Simplify kdb_defcmd macro logic

include/linux/kdb.h | 27 ++--
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_main.c | 271 +++++++++++++--------------------
kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_private.h | 13 --
kernel/trace/trace_kdb.c | 12 +-
samples/kdb/kdb_hello.c | 20 ++-
5 files changed, 141 insertions(+), 202 deletions(-)

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