Re: [PATCH v1 1/5] lib/test_bitmap: Excape space symbols when printing input string

From: Kent Gibson
Date: Tue Sep 26 2023 - 06:35:54 EST


On Tue, Sep 26, 2023 at 08:20:03AM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> test_bitmap_printlist() prints the input string which contains
> a new line character. Instead of stripping it, escape that kind
> of characters, so developer will see the actual input string

Grammar nit:

"that kind of characters" -> "those kinds of characters" or "that kind
of character" or "such characters" or ...

> that has been used. Without this change the new line splits
> the string to two, and the first one is not guaranteed to be
> followed by the first part immediatelly.

immediately

And the second "first" should be "second"??

"the second part is not guaranteed to immediately follow the first" is
clearer (and hopefully what you mean), IMHO.

Cheers,
Kent.

>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> lib/test_bitmap.c | 2 +-
> 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/test_bitmap.c b/lib/test_bitmap.c
> index f2ea9f30c7c5..1f2dc7fef17f 100644
> --- a/lib/test_bitmap.c
> +++ b/lib/test_bitmap.c
> @@ -523,7 +523,7 @@ static void __init test_bitmap_printlist(void)
> goto out;
> }
>
> - pr_err("bitmap_print_to_pagebuf: input is '%s', Time: %llu\n", buf, time);
> + pr_err("bitmap_print_to_pagebuf: input is '%*pEs', Time: %llu\n", ret, buf, time);
> out:
> kfree(buf);
> kfree(bmap);
> --
> 2.40.0.1.gaa8946217a0b
>