Re: [PATCH] Add printk for bonding module packets_per_slave parameter

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue Jun 13 2017 - 12:21:23 EST


On Tue, 2017-06-13 at 11:34 -0400, David Miller wrote:
> From: Michael Dilmore <michael.j.dilmore@xxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 14:42:46 +0100
>
> > The packets per slave parameter used by round robin mode does not have a printk debug
> > message in its set function in bond_options.c. Adding such a function would aid debugging
> > of round-robin mode and allow the user to more easily verify that the parameter has been
> > set correctly. I should add that I'm motivated by my own experience here - it's not
> > obvious from output of tools such as wireshark and ifstat that the parameter is working
> > correctly, and with the differences in bonding configuration across different distributions,
> > it would have been comforting to see this output.
> >
> > Signed-off-by: Michael Dilmore <michael.j.dilmore@xxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > cc: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@xxxxxxxxx>,Andy Gospodarek <andy@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>,netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx,linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> You can verify things by simplying reading the value back.
>
> If every parameter emitted a kernel log message, it would be
> unreadable.
>
> I'm not applying this, sorry.

I agree. Noisy logging output is not good.

Perhaps a general conversion of the dozens
of existing netdev_info uses in this file to
netdev_dbg and adding this at netdev_dbg is
appropriate.

Something like:
---
drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c | 119 +++++++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 60 insertions(+), 59 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
index 8ca683396fcc..9dec49b1b8ae 100644
--- a/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
+++ b/drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c
@@ -750,8 +750,8 @@ static int bond_option_mode_set(struct bonding *bond,
bond->params.arp_interval = 0;
/* set miimon to default value */
bond->params.miimon = BOND_DEFAULT_MIIMON;
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting MII monitoring interval to %d\n",
- bond->params.miimon);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting MII monitoring interval to %d\n",
+ bond->params.miimon);
}

/* don't cache arp_validate between modes */
@@ -794,7 +794,7 @@ static int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
block_netpoll_tx();
/* check to see if we are clearing active */
if (!slave_dev) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Clearing current active slave\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Clearing current active slave\n");
RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->curr_active_slave, NULL);
bond_select_active_slave(bond);
} else {
@@ -805,13 +805,13 @@ static int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,

if (new_active == old_active) {
/* do nothing */
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "%s is already the current active slave\n",
- new_active->dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "%s is already the current active slave\n",
+ new_active->dev->name);
} else {
if (old_active && (new_active->link == BOND_LINK_UP) &&
bond_slave_is_up(new_active)) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting %s as active slave\n",
- new_active->dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting %s as active slave\n",
+ new_active->dev->name);
bond_change_active_slave(bond, new_active);
} else {
netdev_err(bond->dev, "Could not set %s as active slave; either %s is down or the link is down\n",
@@ -833,17 +833,17 @@ static int bond_option_active_slave_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_miimon_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting MII monitoring interval to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting MII monitoring interval to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);
bond->params.miimon = newval->value;
if (bond->params.updelay)
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Note: Updating updelay (to %d) since it is a multiple of the miimon value\n",
- bond->params.updelay * bond->params.miimon);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Note: Updating updelay (to %d) since it is a multiple of the miimon value\n",
+ bond->params.updelay * bond->params.miimon);
if (bond->params.downdelay)
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Note: Updating downdelay (to %d) since it is a multiple of the miimon value\n",
- bond->params.downdelay * bond->params.miimon);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Note: Updating downdelay (to %d) since it is a multiple of the miimon value\n",
+ bond->params.downdelay * bond->params.miimon);
if (newval->value && bond->params.arp_interval) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "MII monitoring cannot be used with ARP monitoring - disabling ARP monitoring...\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "MII monitoring cannot be used with ARP monitoring - disabling ARP monitoring...\n");
bond->params.arp_interval = 0;
if (bond->params.arp_validate)
bond->params.arp_validate = BOND_ARP_VALIDATE_NONE;
@@ -885,8 +885,8 @@ static int bond_option_updelay_set(struct bonding *bond,
bond->params.miimon);
}
bond->params.updelay = value / bond->params.miimon;
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting up delay to %d\n",
- bond->params.updelay * bond->params.miimon);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting up delay to %d\n",
+ bond->params.updelay * bond->params.miimon);

return 0;
}
@@ -907,8 +907,8 @@ static int bond_option_downdelay_set(struct bonding *bond,
bond->params.miimon);
}
bond->params.downdelay = value / bond->params.miimon;
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting down delay to %d\n",
- bond->params.downdelay * bond->params.miimon);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting down delay to %d\n",
+ bond->params.downdelay * bond->params.miimon);

return 0;
}
@@ -916,8 +916,7 @@ static int bond_option_downdelay_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_use_carrier_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting use_carrier to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting use_carrier to %llu\n", newval->value);
bond->params.use_carrier = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -930,16 +929,16 @@ static int bond_option_use_carrier_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_arp_interval_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting ARP monitoring interval to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting ARP monitoring interval to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);
bond->params.arp_interval = newval->value;
if (newval->value) {
if (bond->params.miimon) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "ARP monitoring cannot be used with MII monitoring. Disabling MII monitoring\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "ARP monitoring cannot be used with MII monitoring. Disabling MII monitoring\n");
bond->params.miimon = 0;
}
if (!bond->params.arp_targets[0])
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "ARP monitoring has been set up, but no ARP targets have been specified\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "ARP monitoring has been set up, but no ARP targets have been specified\n");
}
if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
/* If the interface is up, we may need to fire off
@@ -1000,7 +999,7 @@ static int _bond_option_arp_ip_target_add(struct bonding *bond, __be32 target)
return -EINVAL;
}

- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Adding ARP target %pI4\n", &target);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Adding ARP target %pI4\n", &target);

_bond_options_arp_ip_target_set(bond, ind, target, jiffies);

@@ -1036,7 +1035,7 @@ static int bond_option_arp_ip_target_rem(struct bonding *bond, __be32 target)
if (ind == 0 && !targets[1] && bond->params.arp_interval)
netdev_warn(bond->dev, "Removing last arp target with arp_interval on\n");

- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Removing ARP target %pI4\n", &target);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Removing ARP target %pI4\n", &target);

bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
targets_rx = slave->target_last_arp_rx;
@@ -1088,8 +1087,8 @@ static int bond_option_arp_ip_targets_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_arp_validate_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting arp_validate to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting arp_validate to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);

if (bond->dev->flags & IFF_UP) {
if (!newval->value)
@@ -1105,8 +1104,8 @@ static int bond_option_arp_validate_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_arp_all_targets_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting arp_all_targets to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting arp_all_targets to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.arp_all_targets = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1126,7 +1125,7 @@ static int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond,
*p = '\0';
/* check to see if we are clearing primary */
if (!strlen(primary)) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting primary slave to None\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting primary slave to None\n");
RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->primary_slave, NULL);
memset(bond->params.primary, 0, sizeof(bond->params.primary));
bond_select_active_slave(bond);
@@ -1135,8 +1134,8 @@ static int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond,

bond_for_each_slave(bond, slave, iter) {
if (strncmp(slave->dev->name, primary, IFNAMSIZ) == 0) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting %s as primary slave\n",
- slave->dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting %s as primary slave\n",
+ slave->dev->name);
rcu_assign_pointer(bond->primary_slave, slave);
strcpy(bond->params.primary, slave->dev->name);
bond_select_active_slave(bond);
@@ -1145,15 +1144,15 @@ static int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond,
}

if (rtnl_dereference(bond->primary_slave)) {
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting primary slave to None\n");
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting primary slave to None\n");
RCU_INIT_POINTER(bond->primary_slave, NULL);
bond_select_active_slave(bond);
}
strncpy(bond->params.primary, primary, IFNAMSIZ);
bond->params.primary[IFNAMSIZ - 1] = 0;

- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Recording %s as primary, but it has not been enslaved to %s yet\n",
- primary, bond->dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Recording %s as primary, but it has not been enslaved to %s yet\n",
+ primary, bond->dev->name);

out:
unblock_netpoll_tx();
@@ -1164,8 +1163,8 @@ static int bond_option_primary_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_primary_reselect_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting primary_reselect to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting primary_reselect to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.primary_reselect = newval->value;

block_netpoll_tx();
@@ -1178,8 +1177,8 @@ static int bond_option_primary_reselect_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting fail_over_mac to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting fail_over_mac to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.fail_over_mac = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1188,8 +1187,8 @@ static int bond_option_fail_over_mac_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_xmit_hash_policy_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting xmit hash policy to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting xmit hash policy to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.xmit_policy = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1198,8 +1197,8 @@ static int bond_option_xmit_hash_policy_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_resend_igmp_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting resend_igmp to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting resend_igmp to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);
bond->params.resend_igmp = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1237,8 +1236,8 @@ static int bond_option_all_slaves_active_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_min_links_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting min links value to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting min links value to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);
bond->params.min_links = newval->value;
bond_set_carrier(bond);

@@ -1256,6 +1255,8 @@ static int bond_option_lp_interval_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_pps_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting packets per slave to %d\n",
+ newval->value);
bond->params.packets_per_slave = newval->value;
if (newval->value > 0) {
bond->params.reciprocal_packets_per_slave =
@@ -1274,8 +1275,8 @@ static int bond_option_pps_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting LACP rate to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting LACP rate to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.lacp_fast = newval->value;
bond_3ad_update_lacp_rate(bond);

@@ -1285,8 +1286,8 @@ static int bond_option_lacp_rate_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_ad_select_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting ad_select to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting ad_select to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.ad_select = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1377,12 +1378,12 @@ static int bond_option_slaves_set(struct bonding *bond,

switch (command[0]) {
case '+':
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Adding slave %s\n", dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Adding slave %s\n", dev->name);
ret = bond_enslave(bond->dev, dev);
break;

case '-':
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Removing slave %s\n", dev->name);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Removing slave %s\n", dev->name);
ret = bond_release(bond->dev, dev);
break;

@@ -1402,8 +1403,8 @@ static int bond_option_slaves_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_tlb_dynamic_lb_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting dynamic-lb to %s (%llu)\n",
- newval->string, newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting dynamic-lb to %s (%llu)\n",
+ newval->string, newval->value);
bond->params.tlb_dynamic_lb = newval->value;

return 0;
@@ -1412,8 +1413,8 @@ static int bond_option_tlb_dynamic_lb_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_ad_actor_sys_prio_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting ad_actor_sys_prio to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting ad_actor_sys_prio to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);

bond->params.ad_actor_sys_prio = newval->value;
bond_3ad_update_ad_actor_settings(bond);
@@ -1442,7 +1443,7 @@ static int bond_option_ad_actor_system_set(struct bonding *bond,
if (!is_valid_ether_addr(mac))
goto err;

- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting ad_actor_system to %pM\n", mac);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting ad_actor_system to %pM\n", mac);
ether_addr_copy(bond->params.ad_actor_system, mac);
bond_3ad_update_ad_actor_settings(bond);

@@ -1456,8 +1457,8 @@ static int bond_option_ad_actor_system_set(struct bonding *bond,
static int bond_option_ad_user_port_key_set(struct bonding *bond,
const struct bond_opt_value *newval)
{
- netdev_info(bond->dev, "Setting ad_user_port_key to %llu\n",
- newval->value);
+ netdev_dbg(bond->dev, "Setting ad_user_port_key to %llu\n",
+ newval->value);

bond->params.ad_user_port_key = newval->value;
return 0;