Re: [PATCH] init/main.c: Remove redundant space from saved_command_line

From: Google
Date: Thu Apr 11 2024 - 19:09:03 EST


On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:29:40 +0800
Yuntao Wang <ytcoode@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 23:07:45 +0900, Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 11 Apr 2024 09:19:32 +0200
> > Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > CC Hiramatsu-san (now for real :-)
> >
> > Thanks!
> >
> > >
> > > On Thu, Apr 11, 2024 at 6:13 AM Yuntao Wang <ytcoode@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > > extra_init_args ends with a space, so when concatenating extra_init_args
> > > > to saved_command_line, be sure to remove the extra space.
> >
> > Hi Yuntao,
> >
> > Hmm, if you want to trim the end space, you should trim extra_init_args
> > itself instead of this adjustment. Also, can you share the example?
> >
> > Thank you,
>
> At first, I also intended to fix this issue as you suggested. However,
> because both extra_command_line and extra_init_args end with a space,
> making such a change would require modifications in many places.

You may just need:

if (extra_init_args)
strim(extra_init_args);

> That's why I chose this approach instead.
>
> Here are some examples before and after modification:
>
> Before: [ 0.829179] Kernel command line: 'console=ttyS0 debug -- bootconfig_arg1 '
> After: [ 0.032648] Kernel command line: 'console=ttyS0 debug -- bootconfig_arg1'
>
> Before: [ 0.757217] Kernel command line: 'console=ttyS0 debug -- bootconfig_arg1 arg1'
> After: [ 0.068184] Kernel command line: 'console=ttyS0 debug -- bootconfig_arg1 arg1'
>
> In order to make it easier to observe spaces, I added quotes when outputting saved_command_line.

BTW, is this tailing space harm anything? I don't like a cosmetic change.

Thank you,

>
> Note that the first 'before' ends with a space, and there are two spaces between
> 'bootconfig_arg1' and 'arg1' in the second 'before'.
>
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Yuntao Wang <ytcoode@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > init/main.c | 4 +++-
> > > > 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> > > > index 2ca52474d0c3..cf2c22aa0e8c 100644
> > > > --- a/init/main.c
> > > > +++ b/init/main.c
> > > > @@ -660,12 +660,14 @@ static void __init setup_command_line(char *command_line)
> > > > strcpy(saved_command_line + len, extra_init_args);
> > > > len += ilen - 4; /* strlen(extra_init_args) */
> > > > strcpy(saved_command_line + len,
> > > > - boot_command_line + initargs_offs - 1);
> > > > + boot_command_line + initargs_offs);
> > > > } else {
> > > > len = strlen(saved_command_line);
> > > > strcpy(saved_command_line + len, " -- ");
> > > > len += 4;
> > > > strcpy(saved_command_line + len, extra_init_args);
> > > > + len += ilen - 4; /* strlen(extra_init_args) */
> > > > + saved_command_line[len-1] = '\0'; /* remove trailing space */
> > > > }
> > > > }
> > >
> > > Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> > >
> > > Geert
> > >
> > > --
> > > Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68korg
> > >
> > > In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> > > when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
> > > -- Linus Torvalds
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Masami Hiramatsu (Google) <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx>


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