From 346e15beb5343c2eb8216d820f2ed8f150822b08 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Jason Baron Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2008 16:46:19 -0400 Subject: driver core: basic infrastructure for per-module dynamic debug messages Base infrastructure to enable per-module debug messages. I've introduced CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG, which when enabled centralizes control of debugging statements on a per-module basis in one /proc file, currently, /dynamic_printk/modules. When, CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG, is not set, debugging statements can still be enabled as before, often by defining 'DEBUG' for the proper compilation unit. Thus, this patch set has no affect when CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG is not set. The infrastructure currently ties into all pr_debug() and dev_dbg() calls. That is, if CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG is set, all pr_debug() and dev_dbg() calls can be dynamically enabled/disabled on a per-module basis. Future plans include extending this functionality to subsystems, that define their own debug levels and flags. Usage: Dynamic debugging is controlled by the debugfs file, /dynamic_printk/modules. This file contains a list of the modules that can be enabled. The format of the file is as follows: . . . : Name of the module in which the debug call resides : whether the messages are enabled or not For example: snd_hda_intel enabled=0 fixup enabled=1 driver enabled=0 Enable a module: $echo "set enabled=1 " > dynamic_printk/modules Disable a module: $echo "set enabled=0 " > dynamic_printk/modules Enable all modules: $echo "set enabled=1 all" > dynamic_printk/modules Disable all modules: $echo "set enabled=0 all" > dynamic_printk/modules Finally, passing "dynamic_printk" at the command line enables debugging for all modules. This mode can be turned off via the above disable command. [gkh: minor cleanups and tweaks to make the build work quietly] Signed-off-by: Jason Baron Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman --- lib/Makefile | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) (limited to 'lib/Makefile') diff --git a/lib/Makefile b/lib/Makefile index 44001af76a7..16feaab057b 100644 --- a/lib/Makefile +++ b/lib/Makefile @@ -81,6 +81,8 @@ obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_LMB) += lmb.o obj-$(CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK) += syscall.o +obj-$(CONFIG_DYNAMIC_PRINTK_DEBUG) += dynamic_printk.o + hostprogs-y := gen_crc32table clean-files := crc32table.h -- cgit v1.2.3