On Tuesday, October 30, 2012 08:02:54 PM Seiji Aguchi wrote:
>
> [Issue]
>
> Currently, a variable name, which identifies each entry, consists of type, id
> and ctime.
> But if multiple events happens in a short time, a second/third event may fail
> to log because
> efi_pstore can't distinguish each event with current variable name.
>
> [Solution]
>
> A reasonable way to identify all events precisely is introducing a sequence
> counter to
> the variable name.
>
> The sequence counter has already supported in a pstore layer with "oopscount".
> So, this patch adds it to a variable name.
> Also, it is passed to read/erase callbacks of platform drivers in accordance
> with
> the modification of the variable name.
>
> <before applying this patch>
> a variable name of first event: dump-type0-1-12345678
> a variable name of second event: dump-type0-1-12345678
>
> type:0
> id:1
> ctime:12345678
>
> If multiple events happen in a short time, efi_pstore can't distinguish them
> because
> variable names are same among them.
>
> <after applying this patch>
>
> it can be distinguishable by adding a sequence counter as follows.
>
> a variable name of first event: dump-type0-1-1-12345678
> a variable name of Second event: dump-type0-1-2-12345678
>
> type:0
> id:1
> sequence counter: 1(first event), 2(second event)
> ctime:12345678
>
> Signed-off-by: Seiji Aguchi <seiji.agu...@hds.com>
Please feel free to add
Acked-by: Rafael J. Wysocki <rafael.j.wyso...@intel.com>
for the erst.c change.
Thanks!
> ---
> drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c | 12 ++++++------
> drivers/firmware/efivars.c | 23 ++++++++++++++---------
> fs/pstore/inode.c | 8 +++++---
> fs/pstore/internal.h | 2 +-
> fs/pstore/platform.c | 11 ++++++-----
> fs/pstore/ram.c | 7 +++----
> include/linux/pstore.h | 8 +++++---
> 7 files changed, 40 insertions(+), 31 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
> index 0bd6ae4..6d894bf 100644
> --- a/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
> +++ b/drivers/acpi/apei/erst.c
> @@ -931,13 +931,13 @@ static int erst_check_table(struct acpi_table_erst
> *erst_tab)
>
> static int erst_open_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
> static int erst_close_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi);
> -static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> +static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type, int *count,
> struct timespec *time, char **buf,
> struct pstore_info *psi);
> static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason
> reason,
> - u64 *id, unsigned int part,
> + u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count,
> size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi);
> -static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> +static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi);
>
> static struct pstore_info erst_info = {
> @@ -987,7 +987,7 @@ static int erst_close_pstore(struct pstore_info *psi)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> +static ssize_t erst_reader(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type, int *count,
> struct timespec *time, char **buf,
> struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> @@ -1055,7 +1055,7 @@ out:
> }
>
> static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum kmsg_dump_reason
> reason,
> - u64 *id, unsigned int part,
> + u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count,
> size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> struct cper_pstore_record *rcd = (struct cper_pstore_record *)
> @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ static int erst_writer(enum pstore_type_id type, enum
> kmsg_dump_reason reason,
> return ret;
> }
>
> -static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> +static int erst_clearer(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> return erst_clear(id);
> diff --git a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> index 3803621..7ad3aae 100644
> --- a/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> +++ b/drivers/firmware/efivars.c
> @@ -658,13 +658,14 @@ static int efi_pstore_close(struct pstore_info *psi)
> }
>
> static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> - struct timespec *timespec,
> + int *count, struct timespec *timespec,
> char **buf, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> efi_guid_t vendor = LINUX_EFI_CRASH_GUID;
> struct efivars *efivars = psi->data;
> char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
> int i;
> + int cnt;
> unsigned int part, size;
> unsigned long time;
>
> @@ -674,8 +675,10 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum
> pstore_type_id *type,
> for (i = 0; i < DUMP_NAME_LEN; i++) {
> name[i] =
> efivars->walk_entry->var.VariableName[i];
> }
> - if (sscanf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%lu", type, &part,
> &time) == 3) {
> + if (sscanf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%d-%lu",
> + type, &part, &cnt, &time) == 4) {
> *id = part;
> + *count = cnt;
> timespec->tv_sec = time;
> timespec->tv_nsec = 0;
> get_var_data_locked(efivars,
> &efivars->walk_entry->var);
> @@ -698,7 +701,8 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum
> pstore_type_id *type,
>
> static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
> enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
> - unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
> + unsigned int part, int count, size_t size,
> + struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
> efi_char16_t efi_name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
> @@ -725,7 +729,7 @@ static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
> return -ENOSPC;
> }
>
> - sprintf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%lu", type, part,
> + sprintf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%d-%lu", type, part, count,
> get_seconds());
>
> for (i = 0; i < DUMP_NAME_LEN; i++)
> @@ -746,7 +750,7 @@ static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
> return ret;
> };
>
> -static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> +static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> char name[DUMP_NAME_LEN];
> @@ -756,7 +760,7 @@ static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64
> id,
> struct efivar_entry *entry, *found = NULL;
> int i;
>
> - sprintf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%lu", type, (unsigned int)id,
> + sprintf(name, "dump-type%u-%u-%d-%lu", type, (unsigned int)id, count,
> time.tv_sec);
>
> spin_lock(&efivars->lock);
> @@ -807,7 +811,7 @@ static int efi_pstore_close(struct pstore_info *psi)
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> +static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type, int
> *count,
> struct timespec *timespec,
> char **buf, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> @@ -816,12 +820,13 @@ static ssize_t efi_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum
> pstore_type_id *type,
>
> static int efi_pstore_write(enum pstore_type_id type,
> enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
> - unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
> + unsigned int part, int count, size_t size,
> + struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> +static int efi_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> return 0;
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/inode.c b/fs/pstore/inode.c
> index 4300af6..ed1d8c7 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/inode.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/inode.c
> @@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ struct pstore_private {
> struct pstore_info *psi;
> enum pstore_type_id type;
> u64 id;
> + int count;
> ssize_t size;
> char data[];
> };
> @@ -175,8 +176,8 @@ static int pstore_unlink(struct inode *dir, struct dentry
> *dentry)
> struct pstore_private *p = dentry->d_inode->i_private;
>
> if (p->psi->erase)
> - p->psi->erase(p->type, p->id, dentry->d_inode->i_ctime,
> - p->psi);
> + p->psi->erase(p->type, p->id, p->count,
> + dentry->d_inode->i_ctime, p->psi);
>
> return simple_unlink(dir, dentry);
> }
> @@ -271,7 +272,7 @@ int pstore_is_mounted(void)
> * Load it up with "size" bytes of data from "buf".
> * Set the mtime & ctime to the date that this record was originally stored.
> */
> -int pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id type, char *psname, u64 id,
> +int pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id type, char *psname, u64 id, int count,
> char *data, size_t size, struct timespec time,
> struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> @@ -307,6 +308,7 @@ int pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id type, char *psname,
> u64 id,
> goto fail_alloc;
> private->type = type;
> private->id = id;
> + private->count = count;
> private->psi = psi;
>
> switch (type) {
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/internal.h b/fs/pstore/internal.h
> index 4847f58..937d820 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/internal.h
> +++ b/fs/pstore/internal.h
> @@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ extern struct pstore_info *psinfo;
> extern void pstore_set_kmsg_bytes(int);
> extern void pstore_get_records(int);
> extern int pstore_mkfile(enum pstore_type_id, char *psname, u64 id,
> - char *data, size_t size,
> + int count, char *data, size_t size,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi);
> extern int pstore_is_mounted(void);
>
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c
> index a40da07..f911bbd 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/platform.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c
> @@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ static void pstore_dump(struct kmsg_dumper *dumper,
> break;
>
> ret = psinfo->write(PSTORE_TYPE_DMESG, reason, &id, part,
> - hsize + len, psinfo);
> + oopscount, hsize + len, psinfo);
> if (ret == 0 && reason == KMSG_DUMP_OOPS && pstore_is_mounted())
> pstore_new_entry = 1;
>
> @@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ static void pstore_register_console(void) {}
>
> static int pstore_write_compat(enum pstore_type_id type,
> enum kmsg_dump_reason reason,
> - u64 *id, unsigned int part,
> + u64 *id, unsigned int part, int count,
> size_t size, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> return psi->write_buf(type, reason, id, part, psinfo->buf, size, psi);
> @@ -266,6 +266,7 @@ void pstore_get_records(int quiet)
> char *buf = NULL;
> ssize_t size;
> u64 id;
> + int count;
> enum pstore_type_id type;
> struct timespec time;
> int failed = 0, rc;
> @@ -277,9 +278,9 @@ void pstore_get_records(int quiet)
> if (psi->open && psi->open(psi))
> goto out;
>
> - while ((size = psi->read(&id, &type, &time, &buf, psi)) > 0) {
> - rc = pstore_mkfile(type, psi->name, id, buf, (size_t)size,
> - time, psi);
> + while ((size = psi->read(&id, &type, &count, &time, &buf, psi)) > 0) {
> + rc = pstore_mkfile(type, psi->name, id, count, buf,
> + (size_t)size, time, psi);
> kfree(buf);
> buf = NULL;
> if (rc && (rc != -EEXIST || !quiet))
> diff --git a/fs/pstore/ram.c b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> index 749693f..2bfa36e 100644
> --- a/fs/pstore/ram.c
> +++ b/fs/pstore/ram.c
> @@ -132,9 +132,8 @@ ramoops_get_next_prz(struct persistent_ram_zone *przs[],
> uint *c, uint max,
> }
>
> static ssize_t ramoops_pstore_read(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> - struct timespec *time,
> - char **buf,
> - struct pstore_info *psi)
> + int *count, struct timespec *time,
> + char **buf, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> ssize_t size;
> struct ramoops_context *cxt = psi->data;
> @@ -236,7 +235,7 @@ static int notrace ramoops_pstore_write_buf(enum
> pstore_type_id type,
> return 0;
> }
>
> -static int ramoops_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> +static int ramoops_pstore_erase(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id, int count,
> struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi)
> {
> struct ramoops_context *cxt = psi->data;
> diff --git a/include/linux/pstore.h b/include/linux/pstore.h
> index f6e9336..1788909 100644
> --- a/include/linux/pstore.h
> +++ b/include/linux/pstore.h
> @@ -50,17 +50,19 @@ struct pstore_info {
> int (*open)(struct pstore_info *psi);
> int (*close)(struct pstore_info *psi);
> ssize_t (*read)(u64 *id, enum pstore_type_id *type,
> - struct timespec *time, char **buf,
> + int *count, struct timespec *time, char **buf,
> struct pstore_info *psi);
> int (*write)(enum pstore_type_id type,
> enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
> - unsigned int part, size_t size, struct pstore_info
> *psi);
> + unsigned int part, int count, size_t size,
> + struct pstore_info *psi);
> int (*write_buf)(enum pstore_type_id type,
> enum kmsg_dump_reason reason, u64 *id,
> unsigned int part, const char *buf, size_t size,
> struct pstore_info *psi);
> int (*erase)(enum pstore_type_id type, u64 id,
> - struct timespec time, struct pstore_info *psi);
> + int count, struct timespec time,
> + struct pstore_info *psi);
> void *data;
> };
>
>
--
I speak only for myself.
Rafael J. Wysocki, Intel Open Source Technology Center.
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