Re: [PATCH net-next 3/5] netconsole: append msgid to sysdata

From: Breno Leitao
Date: Wed Jun 11 2025 - 11:30:39 EST


On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 07:36:05AM -0700, Gustavo Luiz Duarte wrote:
> Add msgcounter to the netconsole_target struct to generate message IDs.
> If the msgid_enabled attribute is true, increment msgcounter and append
> msgid=<msgcounter> to sysdata buffer before sending the message.
>
> Signed-off-by: Gustavo Luiz Duarte <gustavold@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> drivers/net/netconsole.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/netconsole.c b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> index 813f50abaf9f..34b61e299eeb 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c
> @@ -155,6 +155,8 @@ struct netconsole_target {
> size_t userdata_length;
> /* bit-wise with sysdata_feature bits */
> u32 sysdata_fields;
> + /* protected by target_list_lock */
> + u32 msgcounter;
> #endif
> struct netconsole_target_stats stats;
> bool enabled;
> @@ -1345,13 +1347,21 @@ static int sysdata_append_release(struct netconsole_target *nt, int offset)
> init_utsname()->release);
> }
>
> +static int sysdata_append_msgid(struct netconsole_target *nt, int offset)
> +{
> + nt->msgcounter++;

This will eventually wrap. I am wondering if you should use the
overflow.h helpers to avoid warnings in UBSAN and friends.

Quick glanced over that filed, I found:

/**
* wrapping_add() - Intentionally perform a wrapping addition
* @type: type for result of calculation
* @a: first addend
* @b: second addend
*
* Return the potentially wrapped-around addition without
* tripping any wrap-around sanitizers that may be enabled.
*/

> + return scnprintf(&nt->extradata_complete[offset],
> + MAX_EXTRADATA_ENTRY_LEN, " msgid=%u\n",
> + nt->msgcounter);
> +}
> +
> /*
> * prepare_extradata - append sysdata at extradata_complete in runtime
> * @nt: target to send message to
> */
> static int prepare_extradata(struct netconsole_target *nt)
> {
> - u32 fields = SYSDATA_CPU_NR | SYSDATA_TASKNAME;
> + u32 fields = SYSDATA_CPU_NR | SYSDATA_TASKNAME | SYSDATA_MSGID;

This might be gone now, according to your last patch.,

LGTM.