[PATCH] ttyprintk: Neaten and simplify printing

From: Joe Perches
Date: Tue Sep 06 2016 - 12:49:19 EST


The code is a bit obscure.

Simplify it by using a single routine to flush the tpk_buffer and
emit the buffer prefixed with "[U] ".

Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/char/ttyprintk.c | 69 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
index b098d2d..67549ce 100644
--- a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
+++ b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
@@ -31,60 +31,53 @@ static struct ttyprintk_port tpk_port;
* printk messages (also suitable for logging service):
* - any cr is replaced by nl
* - adds a ttyprintk source tag in front of each line
- * - too long message is fragmeted, with '\'nl between fragments
- * - TPK_STR_SIZE isn't really the write_room limiting factor, bcause
+ * - too long message is fragmented, with '\'nl between fragments
+ * - TPK_STR_SIZE isn't really the write_room limiting factor, because
* it is emptied on the fly during preformatting.
*/
#define TPK_STR_SIZE 508 /* should be bigger then max expected line length */
#define TPK_MAX_ROOM 4096 /* we could assume 4K for instance */
-static const char *tpk_tag = "[U] "; /* U for User */
static int tpk_curr;

+static char tpk_buffer[TPK_STR_SIZE + 4];
+
+static void tpk_flush(void)
+{
+ if (tpk_curr > 0) {
+ tpk_buffer[tpk_curr] = '\0';
+ pr_info("[U] %s\n", tpk_buffer);
+ tpk_curr = 0;
+ }
+}
+
static int tpk_printk(const unsigned char *buf, int count)
{
- static char tmp[TPK_STR_SIZE + 4];
int i = tpk_curr;

if (buf == NULL) {
- /* flush tmp[] */
- if (tpk_curr > 0) {
- /* non nl or cr terminated message - add nl */
- tmp[tpk_curr + 0] = '\n';
- tmp[tpk_curr + 1] = '\0';
- printk(KERN_INFO "%s%s", tpk_tag, tmp);
- tpk_curr = 0;
- }
+ tpk_flush();
return i;
}

for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
- tmp[tpk_curr] = buf[i];
- if (tpk_curr < TPK_STR_SIZE) {
- switch (buf[i]) {
- case '\r':
- /* replace cr with nl */
- tmp[tpk_curr + 0] = '\n';
- tmp[tpk_curr + 1] = '\0';
- printk(KERN_INFO "%s%s", tpk_tag, tmp);
- tpk_curr = 0;
- if ((i + 1) < count && buf[i + 1] == '\n')
- i++;
- break;
- case '\n':
- tmp[tpk_curr + 1] = '\0';
- printk(KERN_INFO "%s%s", tpk_tag, tmp);
- tpk_curr = 0;
- break;
- default:
- tpk_curr++;
- }
- } else {
+ if (tpk_curr >= TPK_STR_SIZE) {
/* end of tmp buffer reached: cut the message in two */
- tmp[tpk_curr + 1] = '\\';
- tmp[tpk_curr + 2] = '\n';
- tmp[tpk_curr + 3] = '\0';
- printk(KERN_INFO "%s%s", tpk_tag, tmp);
- tpk_curr = 0;
+ tpk_buffer[tpk_curr++] = '\\';
+ tpk_flush();
+ }
+
+ switch (buf[i]) {
+ case '\r':
+ tpk_flush();
+ if ((i + 1) < count && buf[i + 1] == '\n')
+ i++;
+ break;
+ case '\n':
+ tpk_flush();
+ break;
+ default:
+ tpk_buffer[tpk_curr++] = buf[i];
+ break;
}
}

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