On 2019/4/10 10:25, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 7:20 PM Li, Aubrey <aubrey.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On 2019/4/10 9:58, Andy Lutomirski wrote:
>>> On Tue, Apr 9, 2019 at 6:55 PM Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> The architecture specific information of the running processes could
>>>> be useful to the userland. Add support to examine process architecture
>>>> specific information externally.
>>>>
>>>> Signed-off-by: Aubrey Li <aubrey.li@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Peter Zijlstra <peterz@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Tim Chen <tim.c.chen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Linux API <linux-api@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@xxxxxxxxx>
>>>> Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>>>> ---
>>>> fs/proc/array.c | 5 +++++
>>>> include/linux/proc_fs.h | 2 ++
>>>> 2 files changed, 7 insertions(+)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/fs/proc/array.c b/fs/proc/array.c
>>>> index 2edbb657f859..331592a61718 100644
>>>> --- a/fs/proc/array.c
>>>> +++ b/fs/proc/array.c
>>>> @@ -401,6 +401,10 @@ static inline void task_thp_status(struct seq_file *m, struct mm_struct *mm)
>>>> seq_printf(m, "THP_enabled:\t%d\n", thp_enabled);
>>>> }
>>>>
>>>> +void __weak arch_proc_pid_status(struct seq_file *m, struct task_struct *task)
>>>> +{
>>>> +}
>>>
>>> This pointlessly bloats other architectures. Do this instead in an
>>> appropriate header:
>>>
>>> #ifndef arch_proc_pid_status
>>> static inline void arch_proc_pid_status(...)
>>> {
>>> }
>>> #endif
>>>
>>
>> I saw a bunch of similar weak functions, is it not acceptable?
>>
>> fs/proc$ grep weak *.c
>> cpuinfo.c:__weak void arch_freq_prepare_all(void)
>> meminfo.c:void __attribute__((weak)) arch_report_meminfo(struct seq_file *m)
>> vmcore.c:int __weak elfcorehdr_alloc(unsigned long long *addr, unsigned long long *size)
>> vmcore.c:void __weak elfcorehdr_free(unsigned long long addr)
>> vmcore.c:ssize_t __weak elfcorehdr_read(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos)
>> vmcore.c:ssize_t __weak elfcorehdr_read_notes(char *buf, size_t count, u64 *ppos)
>> vmcore.c:int __weak remap_oldmem_pfn_range(struct vm_area_struct *vma,
>> vmcore.c:ssize_t __weak
>
> I think they're acceptable, but I don't personally like them.
>
okay, let me try to see if I can refine it in an appropriate way.
>>
>>> Or add /proc/PID/x86_status, which sounds better in most respects to me.
>>>
>>
>> I didn't figure out how to make /proc/PID/x86_status invisible to other
>> architectures in an appropriate way, do you have any suggestions?
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86?
>
I'm not sure if everyone like adding an arch #ifdef in a common file,
please allow me to wait a while to see if there are other comments.
Thanks,
-Aubrey
