[PATCH 2/2] scripts/gdb: lx-dmesg: Use errors=replace for decoding

From: Leonard Crestez
Date: Fri Jun 23 2017 - 10:21:11 EST


It is never desirable lx-dmesg to fail on string decoding errors, not
even if the log buffer is corrupt.

Signed-off-by: Leonard Crestez <leonard.crestez@xxxxxxx>
---
scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py b/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
index 6f8d2b2..d0cac58 100644
--- a/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
+++ b/scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ class LxDmesg(gdb.Command):
continue

text_len = utils.read_u16(log_buf[pos + 10:pos + 12])
- text = log_buf[pos + 16:pos + 16 + text_len].decode()
+ text = log_buf[pos + 16:pos + 16 + text_len].decode(errors='replace')
time_stamp = utils.read_u64(log_buf[pos:pos + 8])

for line in text.splitlines():
gdb.write("[{time:12.6f}] {line}\n".format(
time=time_stamp / 1000000000.0,
- line=line))
+ line=line.encode(errors='replace')))

pos += length

--
2.7.4