On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 05:02:21PM -0800, Josh Triplett wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 04, 2015 at 04:23:49PM -0800, Paul E. McKenney wrote:
> > Currently, rcu_torture_writer_state is printed as an integer, which slows
> > debugging.  This commit therefore prints a symbolic name in addition to
> > the integer.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Paul E. McKenney <paulmck@linux.vnet.ibm.com>
> > ---
> >  kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
> >  1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > 
> > diff --git a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > index d89328e260df..adbb194e2b5d 100644
> > --- a/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > +++ b/kernel/rcu/rcutorture.c
> > @@ -162,6 +162,27 @@ static int rcu_torture_writer_state;
> >  #define RTWS_SYNC		7
> >  #define RTWS_STUTTER		8
> >  #define RTWS_STOPPING		9
> > +static char * const rcu_torture_writer_state_names[] = {
> 
> Shouldn't this use "static const char * const"?  Also, see below.

Can't hurt...

> > +	"RTWS_FIXED_DELAY",
> > +	"RTWS_DELAY",
> > +	"RTWS_REPLACE",
> > +	"RTWS_DEF_FREE",
> > +	"RTWS_EXP_SYNC",
> > +	"RTWS_COND_GET",
> > +	"RTWS_COND_SYNC",
> > +	"RTWS_SYNC",
> > +	"RTWS_STUTTER",
> > +	"RTWS_STOPPING",
> > +};
> > +
> > +char *rcu_torture_writer_state_getname(void)
> 
> This should return "const char *", I think.

Yes, especially once I had made the earlier change.  Also made this
function be static while I was at it.

							Thanx, Paul

> > +{
> > +	unsigned int i = READ_ONCE(rcu_torture_writer_state);
> > +
> > +	if (i >= ARRAY_SIZE(rcu_torture_writer_state_names))
> > +		return "???";
> > +	return rcu_torture_writer_state_names[i];
> > +}
> > 
> >  #if defined(MODULE) || defined(CONFIG_RCU_TORTURE_TEST_RUNNABLE)
> >  #define RCUTORTURE_RUNNABLE_INIT 1
> > @@ -1307,7 +1328,8 @@ rcu_torture_stats_print(void)
> > 
> >  		rcutorture_get_gp_data(cur_ops->ttype,
> >  				       &flags, &gpnum, &completed);
> > -		pr_alert("??? Writer stall state %d g%lu c%lu f%#x\n",
> > +		pr_alert("??? Writer stall state %s(%d) g%lu c%lu f%#x\n",
> > +			 rcu_torture_writer_state_getname(),
> >  			 rcu_torture_writer_state,
> >  			 gpnum, completed, flags);
> >  		show_rcu_gp_kthreads();
> > -- 
> > 2.5.2
> > 
>