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From:   Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org>
To:     Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: drivers/gpu/drm/i915/i915.prelink.o: warning: objtool:
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On Tue, 5 Apr 2022 22:32:51 -0700
Josh Poimboeuf <jpoimboe@redhat.com> wrote:

> > See the comment in the header file you are patching:
> > 
> >  * This is intended as a debugging tool for the developer only.
> >  * Please refrain from leaving trace_printks scattered around in
> >  * your code. (Extra memory is used for special buffers that are
> >  * allocated when trace_printk() is used.)  
> 
> So what do we do ... send a nastygram?  

We already do. When anything with a trace_printk() is loaded, the dmesg
will display:

 **********************************************************
 **   NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE   **
 **                                                      **
 ** trace_printk() being used. Allocating extra memory.  **
 **                                                      **
 ** This means that this is a DEBUG kernel and it is     **
 ** unsafe for production use.                           **
 **                                                      **
 ** If you see this message and you are not debugging    **
 ** the kernel, report this immediately to your vendor!  **
 **                                                      **
 **   NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE   **
 **********************************************************

:-)

-- Steve