[PATCH v2] block: partitions: Use seq_buf_putc() at 24 places

From: Markus Elfring

Date: Mon Jun 29 2026 - 03:25:13 EST


From: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 29 Jun 2026 08:10:24 +0200

Single line breaks should occasionally be put into a sequence buffer.
Thus use the seq_buf_putc() function in these implementations.

The source code was transformed by using the Coccinelle software.

Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---

v2:
* Andy Shevchenko requested to preserve two blank lines.

* The source code transformation was extended to all affected places
for this software area.


block/partitions/acorn.c | 8 ++++----
block/partitions/amiga.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/atari.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/cmdline.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/efi.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/ibm.c | 10 +++++-----
block/partitions/karma.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/ldm.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/mac.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/msdos.c | 4 ++--
block/partitions/of.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/osf.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/sgi.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/sun.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/sysv68.c | 2 +-
block/partitions/ultrix.c | 2 +-
16 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)

diff --git a/block/partitions/acorn.c b/block/partitions/acorn.c
index 067d6a27a3bd..c48250517448 100644
--- a/block/partitions/acorn.c
+++ b/block/partitions/acorn.c
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ int adfspart_check_ADFS(struct parsed_partitions *state)
break;
}
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
#endif
@@ -397,7 +397,7 @@ int adfspart_check_ICS(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}

put_dev_sector(sect);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
#endif
@@ -468,7 +468,7 @@ int adfspart_check_POWERTEC(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}

put_dev_sector(sect);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
#endif
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ int adfspart_check_EESOX(struct parsed_partitions *state)

size = get_capacity(state->disk);
put_partition(state, slot++, start, size - start);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
}

return i ? 1 : 0;
diff --git a/block/partitions/amiga.c b/block/partitions/amiga.c
index 8325046a14eb..a272f64450ec 100644
--- a/block/partitions/amiga.c
+++ b/block/partitions/amiga.c
@@ -194,7 +194,7 @@ int amiga_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
res = 1;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

rdb_done:
return res;
diff --git a/block/partitions/atari.c b/block/partitions/atari.c
index 2438d1448f38..58863c1a2723 100644
--- a/block/partitions/atari.c
+++ b/block/partitions/atari.c
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ int atari_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
#endif
put_dev_sector(sect);

- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/cmdline.c b/block/partitions/cmdline.c
index 4fd52ed154b4..50075eccaade 100644
--- a/block/partitions/cmdline.c
+++ b/block/partitions/cmdline.c
@@ -377,7 +377,7 @@ int cmdline_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
cmdline_parts_set(parts, disk_size, state);
cmdline_parts_verifier(1, state);

- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/efi.c b/block/partitions/efi.c
index 9865d59093fa..650b91efc832 100644
--- a/block/partitions/efi.c
+++ b/block/partitions/efi.c
@@ -751,6 +751,6 @@ int efi_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
kfree(ptes);
kfree(gpt);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/ibm.c b/block/partitions/ibm.c
index 54047e722a9d..a57de3b192fc 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ibm.c
+++ b/block/partitions/ibm.c
@@ -217,7 +217,7 @@ static int find_vol1_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
blk++;
data = read_part_sector(state, blk * secperblk, &sect);
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

if (!data)
return -1;
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ static int find_lnx1_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
size = nr_sectors;
if (size != geo_size) {
if (!info) {
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
if (!strcmp(info->type, "ECKD"))
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ static int find_lnx1_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
/* first and only partition starts in the first block after the label */
offset = labelsect + secperblk;
put_partition(state, 1, offset, size - offset);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}

@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ static int find_cms1_partitions(struct parsed_partitions *state,
}

put_partition(state, 1, offset, size-offset);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}

@@ -388,7 +388,7 @@ int ibm_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
size = nr_sectors;
offset = (info->label_block + 1) * (blocksize >> 9);
put_partition(state, 1, offset, size-offset);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
}
} else
res = 0;
diff --git a/block/partitions/karma.c b/block/partitions/karma.c
index a4e3c5050177..b0ab84169538 100644
--- a/block/partitions/karma.c
+++ b/block/partitions/karma.c
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ int karma_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
slot++;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/ldm.c b/block/partitions/ldm.c
index c0bdcae58a3e..d1bbc9fb09f9 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ldm.c
+++ b/block/partitions/ldm.c
@@ -597,7 +597,7 @@ static bool ldm_create_data_partitions (struct parsed_partitions *pp,
part_num++;
}

- seq_buf_puts(&pp->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&pp->pp_buf, '\n');
return true;
}

diff --git a/block/partitions/mac.c b/block/partitions/mac.c
index df03ca428e15..bb570b5a6eaa 100644
--- a/block/partitions/mac.c
+++ b/block/partitions/mac.c
@@ -152,6 +152,6 @@ int mac_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
#endif

put_dev_sector(sect);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/msdos.c b/block/partitions/msdos.c
index 200ea53ea6a2..4a96541f5351 100644
--- a/block/partitions/msdos.c
+++ b/block/partitions/msdos.c
@@ -608,7 +608,7 @@ int msdos_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
fb = (struct fat_boot_sector *) data;
if (slot == 1 && fb->reserved && fb->fats
&& fat_valid_media(fb->media)) {
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
} else {
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ int msdos_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "[EZD]");
}

- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

/* second pass - output for each on a separate line */
p = (struct msdos_partition *) (0x1be + data);
diff --git a/block/partitions/of.c b/block/partitions/of.c
index 53664ea06b65..7803e6f4ecdd 100644
--- a/block/partitions/of.c
+++ b/block/partitions/of.c
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ int of_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
slot++;
}

- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');

of_node_put(partitions_np);
return 1;
diff --git a/block/partitions/osf.c b/block/partitions/osf.c
index 2a692584dba9..6f83d4759a5d 100644
--- a/block/partitions/osf.c
+++ b/block/partitions/osf.c
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ int osf_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
le32_to_cpu(partition->p_size));
slot++;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/sgi.c b/block/partitions/sgi.c
index 2383ca63cd66..f743e3583417 100644
--- a/block/partitions/sgi.c
+++ b/block/partitions/sgi.c
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ int sgi_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
slot++;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/sun.c b/block/partitions/sun.c
index 92c645fcd2e0..c71bad78f34a 100644
--- a/block/partitions/sun.c
+++ b/block/partitions/sun.c
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ int sun_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
slot++;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/sysv68.c b/block/partitions/sysv68.c
index 470e0f9de7be..31d348ac2dfb 100644
--- a/block/partitions/sysv68.c
+++ b/block/partitions/sysv68.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ int sysv68_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
}
slot++;
}
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
put_dev_sector(sect);
return 1;
}
diff --git a/block/partitions/ultrix.c b/block/partitions/ultrix.c
index b4b9ddc57a5d..8ac42fda25d1 100644
--- a/block/partitions/ultrix.c
+++ b/block/partitions/ultrix.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ int ultrix_partition(struct parsed_partitions *state)
label->pt_part[i].pi_blkoff,
label->pt_part[i].pi_nblocks);
put_dev_sector(sect);
- seq_buf_puts(&state->pp_buf, "\n");
+ seq_buf_putc(&state->pp_buf, '\n');
return 1;
} else {
put_dev_sector(sect);
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