Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:21:46 +0200 | From | Greg Kroah-Hartman <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] sysfs: Add attribute info for /sys/devices/.../coredump_disabled |
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On Wed, Aug 10, 2022 at 06:03:37PM +0200, Johannes Berg wrote: > On Wed, 2022-08-10 at 09:00 -0700, Manish Mandlik wrote: > > This patch adds the specification for /sys/devices/.../coredump_disabled > > attribute which allows the userspace to enable/disable devcoredump for a > > particular device and drivers can use it to enable/disable functionality > > accordingly. It is available when the CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP is enabled and > > driver has implemented the .coredump() callback. > > > > It would be nice to say _why_? What problem does this solve? You could > just create the dump and discard it, instead, for example?
Agreed, I do not understand the need for this at all.
thanks,
greg k-h
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