On 17.02.21 14:50, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
On Wed, Feb 17, 2021 at 01:15:43PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
wrote:
Under rare circumstances it may happen that a device node's name is NULL
(most likely kernel bug in some other place).
What circumstances? How can I reproduce
em anyway. And it is better to avoid
recursion in this path.
thx, going to use it in v2.
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t out an extra
warning.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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lib/vsprintf.c | 4
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)
diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 3b53c73580c5..050a60b88073 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -2013,6 +2013,10 @@
I'll rebase my
patch queue when this patch went through.
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If drivers work properly, they should be silent. Thus remove the
unncessary noise von initialization.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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net/8021q/vlan.c | 5 -
1 file changed, 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index f292e0267bb9..9f4b1b9a37e4
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Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
For in-kernel drivers, the kernel version matters. And the code has received
lots of changes, without the version ever been touched (remained constant
since landing in the mainline tree), so it doesn't seem to have any prac
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
For in-tree drivers, the kernel version matters. The code received lots of
changes, but module version remained constant, since the driver landed in
mainline. So, this version doesn't seem have any practical meaning anymore
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical
purpose. For in-tree drivers, the kernel version matters.
The drivers have received lots of changes, without the module version
(or the underlying DRV_VERSION macro) ever changed, since the code
landed in the kernel tree. So, it do
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to have any pratical purpose.
The code received lots of huge changes, but module version remained constant,
since it landed in mainline tree, back 11 years go. Unmaintained version
numbers aren't actually useful. For in-tree drivers, the kernel version
re
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
For in-kernel drivers, the kernel version matters most. The driver received
lots of changes, while module version remained constant, since it landed
in mainline, back 7 years ago.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
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driver
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
For in-tree drivers, the kernel version really matters. The module version
doesn't seem to be maintained and having much practical meaning anymore.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
drivers/staging/qlge/qlge_main.c | 1 -
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to have any practical purpose:
the driver has received lots of changes, while the module version remained
constant. Unmaintained version numbers aren't actually useful.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
drivers/staging/rtl8192e/rtl8192e/rtl_core.c | 1
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to have much practical purpose.
For in-kernel drivers, the kernel version matters. The driver received lots
of changes, but version number has remained the same since it's introducing
into mainline, seven years ago. So, it doesn't seem to have much practi
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
The driver received lots of changes, but module remained constant since
it landed in mainline, several years ago.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
drivers/staging/rtl8723bs/os_dep/os_intfs.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 del
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to have any practical purpose.
For in-tree drivers, the kernel version really matters. OTOH, the module
version doesn't seem to be actively maintained - the code received changes
while the version remained constant.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
dr
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it doesn't seem to serve any practical purpose.
For in-tree drivers, the kernel version matters. The code has received lots
of changes, w/o the versions being actively maintained, so it doesn't seem
to have much practical meaning.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
dri
Make it possible to opt-out from VMware support, for minimized kernels
that never will be run under Vmware (eg. high-density virtualization
or embedded systems).
Average distro kernel will leave it on, therefore default to y.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
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arch/x86/Kconfig |
Make it possible to opt-out from Hyper-V support, for minimized kernels
that never will by run under Hyper-V. (eg. high-density virtualization
or embedded systems)
Average distro kernel will leave it on, therefore default to y.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
arch/x86/Kconfig
On 17.11.20 21:31, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 17, 2020 at 09:23:07PM +0100, Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
> wrote:
>> Make it possible to opt-out from vmware support
>
> Why?
Reducing the kernel size. Think of very high density virtualization
(w/ specially strip
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 1 -
net/vmw_vsock/hyperv_transport.c | 1 -
net/vmw_vsock/vmci_transport.c | 1 -
3 files chang
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
net/ipv4/tcp_cubic.c| 1 -
net/ipv4/tcp_illinois.c | 1 -
net/ipv4/tcp_nv.c | 1 -
3 files changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_cubic
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
---
net/bridge/br.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br.c b/net/bridge/br.c
index 401eeb9142eb..2502fdc
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
---
net/tipc/core.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/tipc/core.c b/net/tipc/core.c
index c2ff42900b53..8c0c453
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
---
net/bluetooth/6lowpan.c | 3 ---
net/bluetooth/af_bluetooth.c | 1 -
net/bluetooth/bnep/core.c| 1 -
net/bluetooth/cmtp/c
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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net/batman-adv/main.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/main.c b/net/batman-adv/main.c
index 70fee9b
Remove MODULE_VERSION(), as it isn't needed at all: the only version
making sense is the kernel version.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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net/8021q/vlan.c | 8 +---
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
Use netdev_info() instead of pr_info() for more consistent log output.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt
---
net/8021q/vlan.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan.c b/net/8021q/vlan.c
index f292e0267bb9..d3a6f4ffdaef 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan.c
+++
Make it possible to opt-out from hyperv support.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c | 2 ++
drivers/hv/Kconfig | 2 +-
4 files changed, 12
Make it possible to opt-out from vmware support
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 4 +++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c | 2 ++
drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/misc/Kconfig
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 4 ++--
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c | 2 ++
drivers/hv/Kconfig | 2 +-
4 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig b/arch/x86/Kconfig
index c227c1fa0091..60a
---
arch/x86/Kconfig | 7 +++
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/Makefile | 4 +++-
arch/x86/kernel/cpu/hypervisor.c | 2 ++
drivers/input/mouse/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/misc/Kconfig | 2 +-
drivers/ptp/Kconfig | 2 +-
6 files changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 dele
The library function memcat_p() is currently used only once.
(drivers/hwtracing/stm). So, often completely unused.
Reducing the kernel size by about 4k by compiling it
conditionally, only when needed.
Signed-off-by: Enrico Weigelt, metux IT consult
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drivers/hwtracing/stm/Kconfig | 1 +
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