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| -rw-r--r-- | Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst | 8 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | fs/pstore/platform.c | 9 |
2 files changed, 12 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst index 2d22ead9520e..1bb2a1c292aa 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/pstore-blk.rst @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ kmsg_size ~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for oops/panic front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care oops/panic log. +It's optional if you do not care about the oops/panic log. There are multiple chunks for oops/panic front-end depending on the remaining space except other pstore front-ends. @@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ pmsg_size ~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for pmsg front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care pmsg log. +It's optional if you do not care about the pmsg log. Unlike oops/panic front-end, there is only one chunk for pmsg front-end. @@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ console_size ~~~~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for console front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care console log. +It's optional if you do not care about the console log. Similar to pmsg front-end, there is only one chunk for console front-end. @@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ ftrace_size ~~~~~~~~~~~ The chunk size in KB for ftrace front-end. It **MUST** be a multiple of 4. -It's optional if you do not care console log. +It's optional if you do not care about the ftrace log. Similar to oops front-end, there are multiple chunks for ftrace front-end depending on the count of cpu processors. Each chunk size is equal to diff --git a/fs/pstore/platform.c b/fs/pstore/platform.c index e5bca9a004cc..03425928d2fb 100644 --- a/fs/pstore/platform.c +++ b/fs/pstore/platform.c @@ -464,6 +464,8 @@ out: */ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi) { + char *new_backend; + if (backend && strcmp(backend, psi->name)) { pr_warn("backend '%s' already in use: ignoring '%s'\n", backend, psi->name); @@ -484,11 +486,16 @@ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi) return -EINVAL; } + new_backend = kstrdup(psi->name, GFP_KERNEL); + if (!new_backend) + return -ENOMEM; + mutex_lock(&psinfo_lock); if (psinfo) { pr_warn("backend '%s' already loaded: ignoring '%s'\n", psinfo->name, psi->name); mutex_unlock(&psinfo_lock); + kfree(new_backend); return -EBUSY; } @@ -521,7 +528,7 @@ int pstore_register(struct pstore_info *psi) * Update the module parameter backend, so it is visible * through /sys/module/pstore/parameters/backend */ - backend = kstrdup(psi->name, GFP_KERNEL); + backend = new_backend; pr_info("Registered %s as persistent store backend\n", psi->name); |