Re: [PATCH v3] x86/tools: fix line number reported for malformed lines

From: Google
Date: Tue Apr 02 2024 - 20:18:00 EST


On Fri, 29 Mar 2024 12:31:58 +0100
Valentin Obst <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> Commit 35039eb6b199 ("x86: Show symbol name if insn decoder test failed")
> included symbol lines in the post-processed objdump output consumed by
> the insn decoder test. This broke the `instuction lines == total lines`
> property that `insn_decoder_test.c` relied upon to print the offending
> line's number in error messages. This has the consequence that the line
> number reported on a test failure is unreated to, and much smaller than,
> the line that actually caused the problem.
>
> Add a new variable that counts the combined (insn+symbol) line count and
> report this in the error message.

This looks good to me. Thanks!

Acked-by: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>

>
> Fixes: 35039eb6b199 ("x86: Show symbol name if insn decoder test failed")
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Reviewed-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Tested-by: Miguel Ojeda <ojeda@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Reported-by: John Baublitz <john.m.baublitz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Debugged-by: John Baublitz <john.m.baublitz@xxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Valentin Obst <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> See v2's commit message and [1] for context why this bug made debugging a
> test failure harder than necessary.
>
> [1]: https://rust-for-linux.zulipchat.com/#narrow/stream/291565-Help/topic/insn_decoder_test.20failure/near/421075039
>
> Changes in v3:
> - Add Cc stable tag in sign-off area.
> - Make commit message less verbose.
> - Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240223-x86-insn-decoder-line-fix-v2-1-cde49c69f402@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>
> Changes in v2:
> - Added tags 'Reviewed-by', 'Tested-by', 'Reported-by', 'Debugged-by',
> 'Link', and 'Fixes'.
> - Explain why this patch fixes the commit mentioned in the 'Fixes' tag.
> - CCed the stable list and sent to all x86 maintainers.
> - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240221-x86-insn-decoder-line-fix-v1-1-47cd5a1718c6@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> ---
> arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c | 7 +++++--
> 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c b/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
> index 472540aeabc2..727017a3c3c7 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/tools/insn_decoder_test.c
> @@ -114,6 +114,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> unsigned char insn_buff[16];
> struct insn insn;
> int insns = 0;
> + int lines = 0;
> int warnings = 0;
>
> parse_args(argc, argv);
> @@ -123,6 +124,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> int nb = 0, ret;
> unsigned int b;
>
> + lines++;
> +
> if (line[0] == '<') {
> /* Symbol line */
> strcpy(sym, line);
> @@ -134,12 +137,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> strcpy(copy, line);
> tab1 = strchr(copy, '\t');
> if (!tab1)
> - malformed_line(line, insns);
> + malformed_line(line, lines);
> s = tab1 + 1;
> s += strspn(s, " ");
> tab2 = strchr(s, '\t');
> if (!tab2)
> - malformed_line(line, insns);
> + malformed_line(line, lines);
> *tab2 = '\0'; /* Characters beyond tab2 aren't examined */
> while (s < tab2) {
> if (sscanf(s, "%x", &b) == 1) {
>
> ---
> base-commit: 4cece764965020c22cff7665b18a012006359095
> change-id: 20240221-x86-insn-decoder-line-fix-7b1f2e1732ff
>
> Best regards,
> --
> Valentin Obst <kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>


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Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>