kernel/linux.git/drivers/net/netconsole.c, branch v2.6.32

netconsole: take care of NETDEV_UNREGISTER event

2009-05-01T22:24:18+00:00

When netconsole is loaded and a network interface fades away (e.g. on rmmod $interface_driver_module) the rmmod remains stuck and some locks are taken that prevent any additional module loading/unloading as well as interface up/down changes. In addition kernel logs (and console) get flooded at 10s interval with [ 122.464065] unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 1 [ 132.704059] unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth0 to become free. Usage count = 1 This patch lets netconsole take NETDEV_UNREGISTER event into account and release the affected interface if it was in use. Signed-off-by: Bruno Prémont Acked-by: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

netpoll: store local and remote ip in net-endian

2009-03-29T06:55:58+00:00

Allows for the removal of byteswapping in some places and the removal of HIPQUAD (replaced by %pI4). Signed-off-by: Harvey Harrison Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

net: convert print_mac to %pM

2008-10-28T00:06:18+00:00

This converts pretty much everything to print_mac. There were a few things that had conflicts which I have just dropped for now, no harm done. I've built an allyesconfig with this and looked at the files that weren't built very carefully, but it's a huge patch. Signed-off-by: Johannes Berg Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

Remove newline from the description of module parameters

2008-08-01T19:46:41+00:00

Some module parameters with only one line have the '\n' at the end of the description. This is not needed nor wanted as after the description the type (i.e. int) is followed by a newline. Some modules contain a multi-line description, these are not affected by this patch. Signed-off-by: Niels de Vos Acked-by: Randy Dunlap Cc: John W. Linville Cc: Ed L. Cashin Cc: Dave Airlie Cc: Roland Dreier Acked-by: Mauro Carvalho Chehab Cc: Jeff Garzik Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds

configfs: Allow ->make_item() and ->make_group() to return detailed errors.

2008-07-17T22:21:29+00:00

The configfs operations ->make_item() and ->make_group() currently return a new item/group. A return of NULL signifies an error. Because of this, -ENOMEM is the only return code bubbled up the stack. Multiple folks have requested the ability to return specific error codes when these operations fail. This patch adds that ability by changing the ->make_item/group() ops to return ERR_PTR() values. These errors are bubbled up appropriately. NULL returns are changed to -ENOMEM for compatibility. Also updated are the in-kernel users of configfs. This is a rework of reverted commit 11c3b79218390a139f2d474ee1e983a672d5839a. Signed-off-by: Joel Becker

Revert "configfs: Allow ->make_item() and ->make_group() to return detailed errors."

2008-07-17T21:53:48+00:00

This reverts commit 11c3b79218390a139f2d474ee1e983a672d5839a. The code will move to PTR_ERR(). Signed-off-by: Joel Becker

configfs: Allow ->make_item() and ->make_group() to return detailed errors.

2008-07-14T20:57:16+00:00

The configfs operations ->make_item() and ->make_group() currently return a new item/group. A return of NULL signifies an error. Because of this, -ENOMEM is the only return code bubbled up the stack. Multiple folks have requested the ability to return specific error codes when these operations fail. This patch adds that ability by changing the ->make_item/group() ops to return an int. Also updated are the in-kernel users of configfs. Signed-off-by: Joel Becker

netconsole: only set CON_PRINTBUFFER if the user specifies a netconsole

2008-04-15T07:49:04+00:00

Since 0bcc1816188e570bde1d56a208996660f2633ae0 (netconsole: Support dynamic reconfiguration using configfs), the netconsole is always registered, regardless of whether the user actually specified a netconsole configuration on the command line. However because netconsole has CON_PRINTBUFFER set, when it is registered it causes the printk buffer to be replayed to all consoles. When there is no netconsole configured this is a) pointless, and b) somewhat annoying for the user of the existing console. So instead we should only set CON_PRINTBUFFER if there is a netconsole configuration found on the command line. This retains the existing behaviour if a netconsole is setup by the user, and avoids spamming other consoles when we're only registering for the dynamic netconsole case. Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

netconsole: avoid null pointer dereference at show_local_mac()

2008-02-15T10:01:58+00:00

This patch avoids a null pointer dereference when we read local_mac for netconsole in configfs and shows default local mac address value. A null pointer dereference occurs when we call show_local_mac() via local_mac entry in configfs before we setup the content of netpoll using netpoll_setup(). Signed-off-by: Keiichi KII Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

[NETPOLL]: no need to store local_mac

2008-01-28T22:54:17+00:00

The local_mac is managed by the network device, no need to keep a spare copy and all the management problems that could cause. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Signed-off-by: David S. Miller