Re: [PATCH 3/3] lockdep: document MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS calculation

[Carlos Llamas <cmllamas@google.com>]

On Mon, Aug 05, 2024 at 09:27:52PM -0400, Waiman Long wrote:
> 
> I think it is better to define another macro like
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
> b/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
> index bbe9000260d0..8805122cc9f1 100644
> --- a/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
> +++ b/kernel/locking/lockdep_internals.h
> @@ -119,7 +119,8 @@ static const unsigned long LOCKF_USED_IN_IRQ_READ =
> 
>  #define MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS     (1UL << MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS_BITS)
> 
> -#define MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS (MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS*5)
> +#define AVG_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_DEPTH         5
> +#define MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_HLOCKS
> (MAX_LOCKDEP_CHAINS*AVG_LOCKDEP_CHAIN_DEPTH)
> 
>  extern struct lock_chain lock_chains[];
> 
> Cheers,
> Longman

Sounds good, I'll add your suggestion for v2. Thanks!