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SubjectRe: [Kgdb-bugreport] [PATCH v2 3/3] param: make /sys/module/*/paramaters optional
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On Wed, 2 Nov 2011 09:24:35 -0700, Tim Bird <tim.bird@am.sony.com> wrote:
> On 11/2/2011 6:30 AM, Jason Wessel wrote:
> > On 11/01/2011 06:50 PM, David Decotigny wrote:
> I would also like to see the size numbers. However, to address
> Jason's concern, I think it's safe to assume that when someone is
> getting this aggressive with system size, they'll start leaving debug
> features on the floor (printk, kdb, etc.). What would be appropriate,
> IMHO, would be to add a config dependency for kgdb/kdb and
> NOT resurrect /proc items. There's work in progress in linux-tiny
> to tackle /proc configurability, and adding back /proc interfaces
> is likely to just have the issue resurface there.
> -- Tim

This is already CONFIG_EXPERT; I don't think anyone really wants to turn
this off.

Yes, I think the patch comes from a false premise: that the reason that
people don't expost module params in sysfs is due to memory usage, and
that providing a way to turn that off will alleviate their fears.

So, my advice to David: just change the perms on any and all module
parameters you want. *Then* if someone complains about bloat, you can
re-submit these patches and cc: me.

(BTW, don't like the first patch: static is nice, but keeping related
code together is nicer).

Cheers,
Rusty.


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