Re: [PATCH] tools/drgn: Add script to display page state for a given PID and VADDR

[Sweet Tea Dorminy <sweettea-kernel@dorminy.me>]

On 4/15/25 10:46 PM, Ye Liu wrote:
> 
> 在 2025/4/16 10:14, Andrew Morton 写道:
>> On Tue, 15 Apr 2025 15:50:24 +0800 Ye Liu <ye.liu@linux.dev> wrote:
>>
>>> From: Ye Liu <liuye@kylinos.cn>
>>>
>>> Introduces a new drgn script, `show_page_info.py`, which allows users
>>> to analyze the state of a page given a process ID (PID) and a virtual
>>> address (VADDR). This can help kernel developers or debuggers easily
>>> inspect page-related information in a live kernel or vmcore.
>>>
>>> The script extracts information such as the page flags, mapping, and
>>> other metadata relevant to diagnosing memory issues.
>>>
>>> Currently, there is no specific maintainer entry for `tools/drgn/` in the
>>> MAINTAINERS file. Therefore, this patch is sent to the general kernel and
>>> tools mailing lists for review.
>> Help.  My copy of linux has no tools/drgn/
> I noticed that the current upstream Linux tree doesn't contain a
> `tools/drgn/` directory.
> 
> I'm interested in contributing a drgn script tool as well.
> Given that this directory does not yet exist in mainline, where would
> be the appropriate place to add new drgn scripts? Would it make sense
> to create a new `tools/drgn/` directory, or is there a preferred
> location for such debugging scripts?
> 
> Thanks,
> Ye

I believe the traditional thing to do with new drgn scripts is to add 
them to the contrib directory in drgn via pull request:
https://github.com/osandov/drgn/blob/main/contrib/README.rst