[PATCH 12/12] bitmap: drop bitmap_print_to_pagebuf()
From: Yury Norov
Date: Thu Feb 19 2026 - 13:20:52 EST
Now that all users of the function are switched to the alternatives,
drop the function.
Signed-off-by: Yury Norov <ynorov@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/bitmap-str.h | 1 -
lib/bitmap-str.c | 42 +++++---------------------------------
2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/bitmap-str.h b/include/linux/bitmap-str.h
index 53d3e1b32d3d..abe7a69a846f 100644
--- a/include/linux/bitmap-str.h
+++ b/include/linux/bitmap-str.h
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
#include <linux/types.h>
int bitmap_parse_user(const char __user *ubuf, unsigned int ulen, unsigned long *dst, int nbits);
-int bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits);
int bitmap_print_bitmask_to_buf(char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits,
loff_t off, size_t count);
int bitmap_print_list_to_buf(char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp, int nmaskbits,
diff --git a/lib/bitmap-str.c b/lib/bitmap-str.c
index a357342d5d6c..49f4118c5cd3 100644
--- a/lib/bitmap-str.c
+++ b/lib/bitmap-str.c
@@ -39,32 +39,6 @@ int bitmap_parse_user(const char __user *ubuf,
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_parse_user);
-/**
- * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf - convert bitmap to list or hex format ASCII string
- * @list: indicates whether the bitmap must be list
- * @buf: page aligned buffer into which string is placed
- * @maskp: pointer to bitmap to convert
- * @nmaskbits: size of bitmap, in bits
- *
- * Output format is a comma-separated list of decimal numbers and
- * ranges if list is specified or hex digits grouped into comma-separated
- * sets of 8 digits/set. Returns the number of characters written to buf.
- *
- * It is assumed that @buf is a pointer into a PAGE_SIZE, page-aligned
- * area and that sufficient storage remains at @buf to accommodate the
- * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() output. Returns the number of characters
- * actually printed to @buf, excluding terminating '\0'.
- */
-int bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
- int nmaskbits)
-{
- ptrdiff_t len = rest_of_page(buf);
-
- return list ? scnprintf(buf, len, "%*pbl\n", nmaskbits, maskp) :
- scnprintf(buf, len, "%*pb\n", nmaskbits, maskp);
-}
-EXPORT_SYMBOL(bitmap_print_to_pagebuf);
-
/**
* bitmap_print_to_buf - convert bitmap to list or hex format ASCII string
* @list: indicates whether the bitmap must be list
@@ -101,7 +75,7 @@ static int bitmap_print_to_buf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
* @off: in the string from which we are copying, We copy to @buf
* @count: the maximum number of bytes to print
*
- * The bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() is used indirectly via its cpumap wrapper
+ * The sprintf("%*pbl") is used indirectly via its cpumap wrapper
* cpumap_print_to_pagebuf() or directly by drivers to export hexadecimal
* bitmask and decimal list to userspace by sysfs ABI.
* Drivers might be using a normal attribute for this kind of ABIs. A
@@ -111,18 +85,11 @@ static int bitmap_print_to_buf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
* struct device_attribute *attr, char *buf)
* {
* ...
- * return bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(true, buf, &mask, nr_trig_max);
+ * return scnprintf(buf, rest_of_page(buf), nr_trig_max, &mask);
* }
*
* show entry of attribute has no offset and count parameters and this
* means the file is limited to one page only.
- * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() API works terribly well for this kind of
- * normal attribute with buf parameter and without offset, count::
- *
- * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
- * int nmaskbits)
- * {
- * }
*
* The problem is once we have a large bitmap, we have a chance to get a
* bitmask or list more than one page. Especially for list, it could be
@@ -149,7 +116,7 @@ static int bitmap_print_to_buf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
*
* The role of cpumap_print_bitmask_to_buf() and cpumap_print_list_to_buf()
* is similar with cpumap_print_to_pagebuf(), the difference is that
- * bitmap_print_to_pagebuf() mainly serves sysfs attribute with the assumption
+ * scnprintf("%*pb[l]") mainly serves sysfs attribute with the assumption
* the destination buffer is exactly one page and won't be more than one page.
* cpumap_print_bitmask_to_buf() and cpumap_print_list_to_buf(), on the other
* hand, mainly serves bin_attribute which doesn't work with exact one page,
@@ -158,7 +125,8 @@ static int bitmap_print_to_buf(bool list, char *buf, const unsigned long *maskp,
*
* WARNING!
*
- * This function is not a replacement for sprintf() or bitmap_print_to_pagebuf().
+ * This function is not a replacement for sprintf().
+ *
* It is intended to workaround sysfs limitations discussed above and should be
* used carefully in general case for the following reasons:
*
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