[PATCH 0/3] scripts/gdb: Fix lx-dmesg support on Python 3

[Kieran Bingham]

Dom has reported and fixed an issue in using the lx-dmesg command when gdb is
built against a Python 3 interpreter. He has provided a fix which is compatible
for both Python 2 and 3, which has been tested accordingly.

The Python 3 interpreter represents byte streams with a b'<text>' marker, which I
think could be handled by the gdb.write() function, but until that is adapted we
can '.decode()' the string so that it is handled as expected. This is still
compatible with both Python 2 and 3.

I have run pep8, and performed a test merge against linux-next.

These could be classed as fixes for 4.6, but I suspect we may be nearing the end
of that window of opportunity as I see the AKPM branch has already gone in for
this release.

As this is not a regression, I don't think it will be any great harm if this
slips to 4.7, but 4.6 will be a bonus, or we could aim for the stable trees.

If you prefer to pull, a signed tag is available at:
  https://github.com/kbingham/linux.git v4.6-rc6-dmesg-fix

Dom Cote (2):
  scripts/gdb: Improve types abstraction for gdb python scripts
  scripts/gdb: Fix issue with dmesg.py and python 3.X

Kieran Bingham (1):
  scripts/gdb: decode bytestream on dmesg for Python3

 scripts/gdb/linux/dmesg.py | 11 ++++++-----
 scripts/gdb/linux/utils.py | 17 +++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

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