On (19/11/28 02:58), John Ogness wrote: > + * Sample reader code:: > + * > + * struct printk_info info; > + * char text_buf[32]; > + * char dict_buf[32]; > + * u64 next_seq = 0; > + * struct printk_record r = { > + * .info = &info, > + * .text_buf = &text_buf[0], > + * .dict_buf = &dict_buf[0], > + * .text_buf_size = sizeof(text_buf), > + * .dict_buf_size = sizeof(dict_buf), > + * }; > + * > + * while (prb_read_valid(&rb, next_seq, &r)) { > + * if (info.seq != next_seq) > + * pr_warn("lost %llu records\n", info.seq - next_seq); > + * > + * if (info.text_len > r.text_buf_size) { > + * pr_warn("record %llu text truncated\n", info.seq); > + * text_buf[sizeof(text_buf) - 1] = 0; > + * } > + * > + * if (info.dict_len > r.dict_buf_size) { > + * pr_warn("record %llu dict truncated\n", info.seq); > + * dict_buf[sizeof(dict_buf) - 1] = 0; > + * } > + * > + * pr_info("%llu: %llu: %s;%s\n", info.seq, info.ts_nsec, > + * &text_buf[0], info.dict_len ? &dict_buf[0] : ""); > + * > + * next_seq = info.seq + 1; > + * } > + */ Will this loop ever end? :) pr_info() adds data to ringbuffer, which prb_read_valid() reads, so pr_info() can add more data, which prb_read_valid() will read, so pr_info()... -ss _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec