[PATCH v4 05/25] reboot: Warn if restart handler has duplicated priority

[Dmitry Osipenko]

10.12.2021 22:44, Dmitry Osipenko пишет:
> 10.12.2021 22:42, Dmitry Osipenko пишет:
> ...
>>>> There is no strong requirement for priorities to be unique, the reboot.c
>>>> code will work properly.
>>>
>>> In which case adding the WARN() is not appropriate IMV.
>>>
>>> Also I've looked at the existing code and at least in some cases the
>>> order in which the notifiers run doesn't matter.  I'm not sure what
>>> the purpose of this patch is TBH.
>>
>> The purpose is to let developer know that driver needs to be corrected.
>>
>>>> The potential problem is on the user's side and the warning is intended
>>>> to aid the user.
>>>
>>> Unless somebody has the panic_on_warn mentioned previously set and
>>> really the user need not understand what the WARN() is about.  IOW,
>>> WARN() helps developers, not users.
>>>
>>>> We can make it a strong requirement, but only after converting and
>>>> testing all kernel drivers.
>>>
>>> Right.
>>>
>>>> I'll consider to add patches for that.
>>>
>>> But can you avoid adding more patches to this series?
>>
>> I won't add more patches since such patches can be added only after
>> completion of transition to the new API of the whole kernel.
>>
> 
> Thank you for the review.
> 

I meant you, Rafael, and Michał, just in case :)