Re: [PATCH] quota: remove CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING code

Jan Kara <[email protected]> Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:53:30 +0200
Newsgroups dev.linux.lists.loongarch,org.kernel.vger.linux-kernel,org.kernel.vger.linux-mips,org.kernel.vger.linux-serial
Message-ID <5cxumyfngrzddts3igtfqhogyabpjf5jywabpjclimnzy5pug6@e34tyng6thbg>
On Wed 22-07-26 08:01:55, Jiri Slaby (SUSE) wrote:
> CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING was marked as BROKEN in 2023 by 36d532d713db
> ("quota: mark PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING as BROKEN").
> 
> The code is apparently unused and uninteresting, so remove it all, incl.
> the abuse of TTY.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Slaby (SUSE) <[email protected]>
> Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <[email protected]>
> Cc: Jan Kara <[email protected]>
> Cc: Yangtao Li <[email protected]>

OK, I'm for trying this because so far nobody was complaining about the
feature getting marked as BROKEN. Let's see how it goes...

								Honza

> ---
> Cc: Huacai Chen <[email protected]>
> Cc: WANG Xuerui <[email protected]>
> Cc: Thomas Bogendoerfer <[email protected]>
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> Cc: [email protected]
> ---
>  arch/loongarch/configs/loongson32_defconfig |  1 -
>  arch/loongarch/configs/loongson64_defconfig |  1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/bigsur_defconfig          |  1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/ip22_defconfig            |  1 -
>  arch/mips/configs/loongson2k_defconfig      |  1 -
>  drivers/tty/tty_io.c                        | 27 -------
>  fs/quota/Kconfig                            | 10 ---
>  fs/quota/dquot.c                            | 81 +--------------------
>  8 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 121 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson32_defconfig b/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson32_defconfig
> index 7c8f01513ed2..3d552eb526fe 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson32_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson32_defconfig
> @@ -974,7 +974,6 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY=y
>  CONFIG_FANOTIFY=y
>  CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA=y
> -# CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING is not set
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V1=m
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m
>  CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
> diff --git a/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson64_defconfig b/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson64_defconfig
> index 8e3906d3bd70..195cf40cdbca 100644
> --- a/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson64_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/loongarch/configs/loongson64_defconfig
> @@ -1005,7 +1005,6 @@ CONFIG_FS_VERITY=y
>  CONFIG_FANOTIFY=y
>  CONFIG_FANOTIFY_ACCESS_PERMISSIONS=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA=y
> -# CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING is not set
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V1=m
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m
>  CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
> diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/bigsur_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/bigsur_defconfig
> index 611dc0dd392d..d2b18d5033be 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/configs/bigsur_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/mips/configs/bigsur_defconfig
> @@ -140,7 +140,6 @@ CONFIG_EXT4_FS_SECURITY=y
>  CONFIG_EXT4_FS=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA_NETLINK_INTERFACE=y
> -# CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING is not set
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m
>  CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m
>  CONFIG_FUSE_FS=m
> diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/ip22_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/ip22_defconfig
> index 009e66299b69..09a77e5b249c 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/configs/ip22_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/mips/configs/ip22_defconfig
> @@ -238,7 +238,6 @@ CONFIG_XFS_FS=m
>  CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA_NETLINK_INTERFACE=y
> -# CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING is not set
>  CONFIG_QFMT_V2=m
>  CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=m
>  CONFIG_FUSE_FS=m
> diff --git a/arch/mips/configs/loongson2k_defconfig b/arch/mips/configs/loongson2k_defconfig
> index ca534a6b66de..8fd863f4f7b0 100644
> --- a/arch/mips/configs/loongson2k_defconfig
> +++ b/arch/mips/configs/loongson2k_defconfig
> @@ -303,7 +303,6 @@ CONFIG_XFS_FS=y
>  CONFIG_XFS_QUOTA=y
>  CONFIG_XFS_POSIX_ACL=y
>  CONFIG_QUOTA=y
> -# CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING is not set
>  CONFIG_AUTOFS_FS=y
>  CONFIG_FUSE_FS=m
>  CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m
> diff --git a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> index 6b283fd03ff8..a77bbccb274d 100644
> --- a/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> +++ b/drivers/tty/tty_io.c
> @@ -1032,33 +1032,6 @@ static ssize_t iterate_tty_write(struct tty_ldisc *ld, struct tty_struct *tty,
>  	return ret;
>  }
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING
> -/**
> - * tty_write_message - write a message to a certain tty, not just the console.
> - * @tty: the destination tty_struct
> - * @msg: the message to write
> - *
> - * This is used for messages that need to be redirected to a specific tty. We
> - * don't put it into the syslog queue right now maybe in the future if really
> - * needed.
> - *
> - * We must still hold the BTM and test the CLOSING flag for the moment.
> - *
> - * This function is DEPRECATED, do not use in new code.
> - */
> -void tty_write_message(struct tty_struct *tty, char *msg)
> -{
> -	if (tty) {
> -		mutex_lock(&tty->atomic_write_lock);
> -		tty_lock(tty);
> -		if (tty->ops->write && tty->count > 0)
> -			tty->ops->write(tty, msg, strlen(msg));
> -		tty_unlock(tty);
> -		tty_write_unlock(tty);
> -	}
> -}
> -#endif
> -
>  static ssize_t file_tty_write(struct file *file, struct kiocb *iocb, struct iov_iter *from)
>  {
>  	struct tty_struct *tty = file_tty(file);
> diff --git a/fs/quota/Kconfig b/fs/quota/Kconfig
> index 818083a36bef..68eb441328ef 100644
> --- a/fs/quota/Kconfig
> +++ b/fs/quota/Kconfig
> @@ -25,16 +25,6 @@ config QUOTA_NETLINK_INTERFACE
>  	  hardlimit, etc.) will be reported through netlink interface. If unsure,
>  	  say Y.
>  
> -config PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING
> -	bool "Print quota warnings to console (OBSOLETE)"
> -	depends on QUOTA && BROKEN
> -	default y
> -	help
> -	  If you say Y here, quota warnings (about exceeding softlimit, reaching
> -	  hardlimit, etc.) will be printed to the process' controlling terminal.
> -	  Note that this behavior is currently deprecated and may go away in
> -	  future. Please use notification via netlink socket instead.
> -
>  config QUOTA_DEBUG
>  	bool "Additional quota sanity checks"
>  	depends on QUOTA
> diff --git a/fs/quota/dquot.c b/fs/quota/dquot.c
> index 9850de3955d3..204afc5e984b 100644
> --- a/fs/quota/dquot.c
> +++ b/fs/quota/dquot.c
> @@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ void __quota_error(struct super_block *sb, const char *func,
>  }
>  EXPORT_SYMBOL(__quota_error);
>  
> -#if defined(CONFIG_QUOTA_DEBUG) || defined(CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING)
> +#ifdef CONFIG_QUOTA_DEBUG
>  static char *quotatypes[] = INITQFNAMES;
>  #endif
>  static struct quota_format_type *quota_formats;	/* List of registered formats */
> @@ -1208,72 +1208,6 @@ static int warning_issued(struct dquot *dquot, const int warntype)
>  	return test_and_set_bit(flag, &dquot->dq_flags);
>  }
>  
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING
> -static int flag_print_warnings = 1;
> -
> -static int need_print_warning(struct dquot_warn *warn)
> -{
> -	if (!flag_print_warnings)
> -		return 0;
> -
> -	switch (warn->w_dq_id.type) {
> -		case USRQUOTA:
> -			return uid_eq(current_fsuid(), warn->w_dq_id.uid);
> -		case GRPQUOTA:
> -			return in_group_p(warn->w_dq_id.gid);
> -		case PRJQUOTA:
> -			return 1;
> -	}
> -	return 0;
> -}
> -
> -/* Print warning to user which exceeded quota */
> -static void print_warning(struct dquot_warn *warn)
> -{
> -	char *msg = NULL;
> -	struct tty_struct *tty;
> -	int warntype = warn->w_type;
> -
> -	if (warntype == QUOTA_NL_IHARDBELOW ||
> -	    warntype == QUOTA_NL_ISOFTBELOW ||
> -	    warntype == QUOTA_NL_BHARDBELOW ||
> -	    warntype == QUOTA_NL_BSOFTBELOW || !need_print_warning(warn))
> -		return;
> -
> -	tty = get_current_tty();
> -	if (!tty)
> -		return;
> -	tty_write_message(tty, warn->w_sb->s_id);
> -	if (warntype == QUOTA_NL_ISOFTWARN || warntype == QUOTA_NL_BSOFTWARN)
> -		tty_write_message(tty, ": warning, ");
> -	else
> -		tty_write_message(tty, ": write failed, ");
> -	tty_write_message(tty, quotatypes[warn->w_dq_id.type]);
> -	switch (warntype) {
> -		case QUOTA_NL_IHARDWARN:
> -			msg = " file limit reached.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -		case QUOTA_NL_ISOFTLONGWARN:
> -			msg = " file quota exceeded too long.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -		case QUOTA_NL_ISOFTWARN:
> -			msg = " file quota exceeded.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -		case QUOTA_NL_BHARDWARN:
> -			msg = " block limit reached.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -		case QUOTA_NL_BSOFTLONGWARN:
> -			msg = " block quota exceeded too long.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -		case QUOTA_NL_BSOFTWARN:
> -			msg = " block quota exceeded.\r\n";
> -			break;
> -	}
> -	tty_write_message(tty, msg);
> -	tty_kref_put(tty);
> -}
> -#endif
> -
>  static void prepare_warning(struct dquot_warn *warn, struct dquot *dquot,
>  			    int warntype)
>  {
> @@ -1296,9 +1230,7 @@ static void flush_warnings(struct dquot_warn *warn)
>  	for (i = 0; i < MAXQUOTAS; i++) {
>  		if (warn[i].w_type == QUOTA_NL_NOWARN)
>  			continue;
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING
> -		print_warning(&warn[i]);
> -#endif
> +
>  		quota_send_warning(warn[i].w_dq_id,
>  				   warn[i].w_sb->s_dev, warn[i].w_type);
>  	}
> @@ -3008,15 +2940,6 @@ static const struct ctl_table fs_dqstats_table[] = {
>  		.mode		= 0444,
>  		.proc_handler	= do_proc_dqstats,
>  	},
> -#ifdef CONFIG_PRINT_QUOTA_WARNING
> -	{
> -		.procname	= "warnings",
> -		.data		= &flag_print_warnings,
> -		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
> -		.mode		= 0644,
> -		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec,
> -	},
> -#endif
>  };
>  
>  static int __init dquot_init(void)
> -- 
> 2.55.0
> 
-- 
Jan Kara <[email protected]>
SUSE Labs, CR