Re: [PATCH, resend 1/1] x86/kernel: re-use %*ph specifier

From: Thomas Gleixner
Date: Sun Oct 11 2015 - 16:22:08 EST


On Fri, 2 Oct 2015, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

> %*ph specifier allows to dump data in hex format using the poiter to a buffer.
> This is suitable to use here.
>
> Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c | 4 ++--
> 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> index e565e0e..8da5254 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/kernel/jump_label.c
> @@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ static void bug_at(unsigned char *ip, int line)
> * Something went wrong. Crash the box, as something could be
> * corrupting the kernel.
> */
> - pr_warning("Unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%02x %02x %02x %02x %02x) %s:%d\n",
> - ip, ip, ip[0], ip[1], ip[2], ip[3], ip[4], __FILE__, line);
> + pr_warn("Unexpected op at %pS [%p] (%5ph) %s:%d\n",
> + ip, ip, ip, __FILE__, line);

We really do not need the file printed here. We better have the
message starting with "jumplabel: Unexpected ...." And it should not
be a warning as we BUG() right after that. pr_crit() is probably the
right choice, though I wonder whether we should panic() right away
when that happens.

> BUG();

Thanks,

tglx
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