On Fri, 2025-07-04 at 15:19 +0200, Nam Cao wrote:
> vprintk_deferred() is useful for implementing runtime verification
> reactors. Make it public.
>
> Signed-off-by: Nam Cao <nam...@linutronix.de>
> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmla...@suse.com>
> ---
> include/linux/printk.h | 5 +++++
> kernel/printk/internal.h | 1 -
> 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h
> index 5b462029d03c..08f1775c60fd 100644
> --- a/include/linux/printk.h
> +++ b/include/linux/printk.h
> @@ -154,6 +154,7 @@ int vprintk_emit(int facility, int level,
>
> asmlinkage __printf(1, 0)
> int vprintk(const char *fmt, va_list args);
> +__printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list args);
>
> asmlinkage __printf(1, 2) __cold
> int _printk(const char *fmt, ...);
> @@ -214,6 +215,10 @@ int vprintk(const char *s, va_list args)
> {
> return 0;
> }
> +__printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list args)
> +{
> + return 0;
> +}
Was just running tests after rebasing and I received a kernel bot
warning from an unlikely build without CONFIG_PRINTK [1].
>> include/linux/printk.h:218:20: warning: no previous prototype for
function 'vprintk_deferred' [-Wmissing-prototypes]
218 | __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list
args)
| ^
include/linux/printk.h:218:16: note: declare 'static' if the
function is not intended to be used outside of this translation unit
218 | __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list
args)
| ^
| static
1 warning generated.
I believe this ought to be static:
+static inline __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt,
+ va_list args)
+{
+ return 0;
+}
Cheers,
Gabriele
[1] -
https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20250709/202507092300.isx1ydmp-...@intel.com/
> static inline __printf(1, 2) __cold
> int _printk(const char *s, ...)
> {
> diff --git a/kernel/printk/internal.h b/kernel/printk/internal.h
> index 48a24e7b309d..bbed41ad29cf 100644
> --- a/kernel/printk/internal.h
> +++ b/kernel/printk/internal.h
> @@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ int vprintk_store(int facility, int level,
> const char *fmt, va_list args);
>
> __printf(1, 0) int vprintk_default(const char *fmt, va_list args);
> -__printf(1, 0) int vprintk_deferred(const char *fmt, va_list args);
>
> void __printk_safe_enter(void);
> void __printk_safe_exit(void);
