Re: [PATCH v6 2/4] printk: Straighten out log_flags into printk_info_flags

[John Ogness <john.ogness@linutronix.de>]

On 2021-05-26, Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> wrote:
>> >> diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.h b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.h
>> >> index 73cc80e01cef..71918d47ca95 100644
>> >> --- a/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.h
>> >> +++ b/kernel/printk/printk_ringbuffer.h
>> >> @@ -50,6 +50,12 @@ struct prb_data_blk_lpos {
>> >>  	unsigned long	next;
>> >>  };
>> >>  
>> >> +/* Flags for a single printk record. */
>> >> +enum printk_info_flags {
>> >> +	LOG_NEWLINE	= 2,	/* text ended with a newline */
>> >> +	LOG_CONT	= 8,	/* text is a fragment of a continuation line */
>> >> +};
>> >
>> > Nit: Could you please move this after "enum desc_state" declaration?
>> 
>> Is there a reason that this enum is moved into printk_ringbuffer.h? The
>> ringbuffer does not use this enum.
>
> We want to use it in two source files: printk.c and index.c
> Alternative solution would be to move it to kernel/printk/internal.h.
>
> Well, will internal.h still be needed after we remove printk_safe?

We wouldn't be able to remove internal.h until deferred printing is
removed. And that cannot happen until after printing kthreads exist. So
it will still hang around for a while.

But even so, I do not like the idea of turning printk_ringbuffer.h into
the new internal.h. The ringbuffer is quite complex and IMHO we should
try to keep the printk_ringbuffer.* files as isolated as possible.

I would prefer to put this enum declaration in internal.h. Even if
eventually it is the only thing left in internal.h.

John Ogness