[PATCH v3 0/2] hexdump: minimize the output width of address and offset

[thunder . leizhen]

From: Zhen Lei <thunder.leizhen@xxxxxxxxxx>

v2 --> v3:
Replace DUMP_PREFIX_ADDRESS_LOW16 with DUMP_PREFIX_CUSTOM. Let the user to
specify the format string.

v1 --> v2:
1. Move the code for calculating the output width of the offset into
   the case DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET.
2. Add Reviewed-by: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

v1:
The dump prefix is added to facilitate the reading of the dumped memory.
However, if the prefix content is too repeated or redundant, the readability
is reduced, and the ring buffer becomes full quickly and other prints are
overwritten.

For example: (DUMP_PREFIX_OFFSET)
Before:
dump_size=36:
00000000: c0 ba 8c 80 00 80 ff ff 6c 93 ee 2f ee bf ff ff
00000010: 00 50 1e 98 ff 27 ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
00000020: 80 ca 2f 98

After:
dump_size=36:
00: c0 3a 91 80 00 80 ff ff 6c 93 ae 76 30 ce ff ff
10: 00 60 cd 60 7d 4e ff ff 01 00 00 00 00 00 00 00
20: 40 9e 29 40


Zhen Lei (2):
  hexdump: minimize the output width of the offset
  hexdump: add a new dump prefix DUMP_PREFIX_CUSTOM

 include/linux/printk.h |  3 ++-
 lib/hexdump.c          | 28 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 2 files changed, 28 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

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