Re: [RFC v7 0/5] pstore/block: new support logger for block devices

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On Tue, Feb 12, 2019 at 2:54 PM Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:06 AM liaoweixiong
> <liaoweixiong@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > Why should we need pstore_block?
> > 1. Most embedded intelligent equipment have no persistent ram, which
> > increases costs. We perfer to cheaper solutions, like block devices.
> > In fast, there is already a sample for block device logger in driver
> > MTD (drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c).
> > 2. Do not any equipment have battery, which means that it lost all data
> > on general ram if power failure. Pstore has little to do for these
> > equipments.
> >
> > [PATCH v7]
> > On patch 1:
> > 1. Fix line over 80 characters.
> > On patch 2:
> > 1. Insert a separate patch for DT bindings.
>
> This is looking good. Can you address the DT bindings review concerns,
> and send a v8?

If it was not clear, the DT concerns are this shouldn't be using DT.
There are already industry standard ways to locate a specific region
on block devices. Use those. Then this will work on my PC.

Rob



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