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Explicitly state that WARN*() should be used only for recoverable kernel issues/bugs and that it should not be used for any kind of invalid external inputs or transient conditions. Motivation: it's a very useful capability to be able to understand if a particular kernel splat means a kernel bug or simply an invalid user-space program. For the former one wants to notify kernel developers, while notifying kernel developers for the latter is annoying. Even a kernel developer may not know what to do with a WARNING in an unfamiliar subsystem. This is especially critical for any automated testing systems that may use panic_on_warn and mail kernel developers. The clear separation also serves as an additional documentation: is it a condition that must never occur because of additional checks/logic elsewhere? or is it simply a check for invalid inputs or unfortunate conditions? Use of pr_err() for user messages also leads to better error messages. "Something is wrong in file foo on line X" is not particularly useful message for end user. pr_err() forces developers to write more meaningful error messages for user. As of now we are almost there. We are doing systematic kernel testing with panic_on_warn and are not seeing massive amounts of false positives. But every now and then another WARN on ENOMEM or invalid inputs pops up and leads to a lengthy argument each time. The goal of this change is to officially document the rules. Link: http://lkml.kernel.org/r/20180620103716.61636-1-dvyukov@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Dmitry Vyukov <dvyukov@google.com> Acked-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> |
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