1. 17 10月, 2008 1 次提交
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      driver core: basic infrastructure for per-module dynamic debug messages · 346e15be
      Jason Baron 提交于
      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, <debugfs>/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, 
      <debugfs>/dynamic_printk/modules. This file contains a list of the modules that
      can be enabled. The format of the file is as follows:
      
      	<module_name> <enabled=0/1>
      		.
      		.
      		.
      
      	<module_name> : Name of the module in which the debug call resides
      	<enabled=0/1> : 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 <module_name>" > dynamic_printk/modules
      
      Disable a module:
      
      	$echo "set enabled=0 <module_name>" > 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: NJason Baron <jbaron@redhat.com>
      Signed-off-by: NGreg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@suse.de>
      
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