Re: [PATCH tip/core/rcu 02/20] torture: Prepare scripting for shift from %p to %pK

[Paul E. McKenney]

On Mon, Dec 04, 2017 at 12:32:30PM +0000, David Laight wrote:
> From: Paul E. McKenney
> > Sent: 01 December 2017 20:09
> > 
> > Because %p prints "(null)" and %pK prints "0000000000000000" or (on
> > 32-bit systems) "00000000", this commit adjusts torture-test scripting
> > accordingly.
> 
> Surely NULL v not-NULL is one bit of info that the message needs to contain?

Indeed.  So the script needs to check for the strings "00000000",
"0000000000000000", and "(null) in the console output".  The "(null)"
is what "%p" prints for a NULL pointer, and the other two strings are
what "%pK" prints for a NULL pointer.

Or am I missing your point?

							Thanx, Paul