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From:   Kees Cook <keescook@chromium.org>
Date:   Tue, 12 Feb 2019 12:54:35 -0800
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Subject: Re: [RFC v7 0/5] pstore/block: new support logger for block devices
To:     liaoweixiong <liaoweixiong@allwinnertech.com>
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On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 4:06 AM liaoweixiong
<liaoweixiong@allwinnertech.com> wrote:
>
> Why should we need pstore_block?
> 1. Most embedded intelligent equipment have no persistent ram, which
> increases costs. We perfer to cheaper solutions, like block devices.
> In fast, there is already a sample for block device logger in driver
> MTD (drivers/mtd/mtdoops.c).
> 2. Do not any equipment have battery, which means that it lost all data
> on general ram if power failure. Pstore has little to do for these
> equipments.
>
> [PATCH v7]
> On patch 1:
> 1. Fix line over 80 characters.
> On patch 2:
> 1. Insert a separate patch for DT bindings.

This is looking good. Can you address the DT bindings review concerns,
and send a v8?

Thanks!

-- 
Kees Cook