From 346e15beb5343c2eb8216d820f2ed8f150822b08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Baron Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:46:19 -0400 Subject: driver core: basic infrastructure for per-module dynamic debug messages Base infrastructure to enable per-module debug messages. I've introduced CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG, which when enabled centralizes control of debugging statements on a per-module basis in one /proc file, currently, /dynamic_printk/modules. When, CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG, is not set, debugging statements can still be enabled as before, often by defining 'DEBUG' for the proper compilation unit. Thus, this patch set has no affect when CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG is not set. The infrastructure currently ties into all pr_debug() and dev_dbg() calls. That is, if CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG is set, all pr_debug() and dev_dbg() calls can be dynamically enabled/disabled on a per-module basis. Future plans include extending this functionality to subsystems, that define their own debug levels and flags. Usage: Dynamic debugging is controlled by the debugfs file, /dynamic_printk/modules. This file contains a list of the modules that can be enabled. The format of the file is as follows: . . . : Name of the module in which the debug call resides : whether the messages are enabled or not For example: snd_hda_intel enabled=0 fixup enabled=1 driver enabled=0 Enable a module: $echo "set enabled=1 " > dynamic_printk/modules Disable a module: $echo "set enabled=0 " > dynamic_printk/modules Enable all modules: $echo "set enabled=1 all" > dynamic_printk/modules Disable all modules: $echo "set enabled=0 all" > dynamic_printk/modules Finally, passing "dynamic_printk" at the command line enables debugging for all modules. This mode can be turned off via the above disable command. [gkh: minor cleanups and tweaks to make the build work quietly] Signed-off-by: Jason Baron Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'include/asm-generic') diff --git a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h index 7440a0dcedd..74c5faf26c0 100644 --- a/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h +++ b/include/asm-generic/vmlinux.lds.h @@ -268,7 +268,15 @@ CPU_DISCARD(init.data) \ CPU_DISCARD(init.rodata) \ MEM_DISCARD(init.data) \ - MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata) + MEM_DISCARD(init.rodata) \ + /* implement dynamic printk debug */ \ + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___verbose_strings) = .; \ + *(__verbose_strings) \ + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___verbose_strings) = .; \ + . = ALIGN(8); \ + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__start___verbose) = .; \ + *(__verbose) \ + VMLINUX_SYMBOL(__stop___verbose) = .; #define INIT_TEXT \ *(.init.text) \ -- cgit v1.2.3