Re: [PATCH 3/4] compact print_symbol() output

[Keith Owens]

Chuck Ebbert (on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:05:27 -0500) wrote:
>In-Reply-To: <200601171601.52995.ak@xxxxxxx>
>
>On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 at 16:01:52 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
>
>> On Tuesday 17 January 2006 16:01, Hugh Dickins wrote:
>> 
>> > I've often found symbolsize useful.  Not when looking at an oops
>> > from my own machine.  But when looking at an oops posted on LKML,
>> > from someone who most likely has a different .config and different
>> > compiler, different optimization and different inlining from mine.
>> > symbolsize is a good clue as to how close their kernel is to the
>> > one I've got built on my machine, how likely guesses I make based
>> > on mine will apply to theirs, and whereabouts in the function that
>> > it oopsed.
>> 
>> Yes that is why I want it too.
>
>OK, how about this: remove the "0x" from the function size, i.e. print:
>
>        kernel_symbol+0xd3/10e
>
>instead of:
>
>        kernel_symbol+0xd3/0x10e
>
>This saves two characters per symbol and it should still be clear that
>the second number is hexadecimal.
>
>Does that break any tools?

Not, just CONFUSE-A-HUMAN (incorporating AMAZE-A-VOLE LTD, STUN-A-STOAT
LTD, PUZZLE-A-PUMA LTD, STARTLE-A-THOMPSON'S GAZELLE LTD,
BEWILDEREBEEST INC, DISTRACT-A-BEE).  Yes, I need a life.

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