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Date:	Mon, 13 Jul 2015 10:30:21 +0100
From:	Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>
To:	Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>,
	Cristina Georgiana Opriceana <cristina.opriceana@...il.com>
CC:	Hartmut Knaack <knaack.h@....de>,
	Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
	Peter Meerwald <pmeerw@...erw.net>,
	"linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Daniel Baluta <daniel.baluta@...el.com>,
	octavian.purdila@...el.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/4] tools: iio: Move printf failure messages to stderr



On 12 July 2015 13:20:45 BST, Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr> wrote:
>> Yes, I could have included all in a single patch, but I tried to
>> automatize this task and build a rather generic semantic patch in
>> coccinelle for the substitutions. Had I included all in one patch,
>the
>> changes with coccinelle wouldn't have been differentiated from the
>> other ones. If that is okay, I think I can merge them in one patch.
>
>If it seems important, then you can say in the commit message what was
>done
>by hand.
>
>julia
Agreed. This is interesting information so a brief note would be great.
>
>
>> >> Signed-off-by: Cristina Opriceana <cristina.opriceana@...il.com>
>> >> ---
>> >> Changes in v2:
>> >>  - s/failiure/failure
>> >>
>> >>  tools/iio/generic_buffer.c    | 17 ++++++++++-------
>> >>  tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c |  6 +++---
>> >>  tools/iio/iio_utils.c         | 34
>++++++++++++++++++++--------------
>> >>  3 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-)
>> >>
>> >> diff --git a/tools/iio/generic_buffer.c
>b/tools/iio/generic_buffer.c
>> >> index 0e73723..2f4e12f 100644
>> >> --- a/tools/iio/generic_buffer.c
>> >> +++ b/tools/iio/generic_buffer.c
>> >> @@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >>       if (device_name == NULL) {
>> >> -             printf("Device name not set\n");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Device name not set\n");
>> >>               print_usage();
>> >>               return -1;
>> >>       }
>> >> @@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>       /* Find the device requested */
>> >>       dev_num = find_type_by_name(device_name, "iio:device");
>> >>       if (dev_num < 0) {
>> >> -             printf("Failed to find the %s\n", device_name);
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Failed to find the %s\n",
>device_name);
>> >>               return dev_num;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -307,7 +307,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>               /* Verify the trigger exists */
>> >>               trig_num = find_type_by_name(trigger_name,
>"trigger");
>> >>               if (trig_num < 0) {
>> >> -                     printf("Failed to find the trigger %s\n",
>trigger_name);
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to find the trigger
>%s\n",
>> >> +                             trigger_name);
>> >>                       ret = trig_num;
>> >>                       goto error_free_triggername;
>> >>               }
>> >> @@ -323,7 +324,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>        */
>> >>       ret = build_channel_array(dev_dir_name, &channels,
>&num_channels);
>> >>       if (ret) {
>> >> -             printf("Problem reading scan element
>information\n");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Problem reading scan element
>information\n");
>> >>               printf("diag %s\n", dev_dir_name);
>> >
>> > My preference would even be to print it all in just one fprintf.
>>
>> I thought so, also, but the string would go beyond 80 characters and
>> would have to be split which is ugly and brings a warning on it.
>>
>> >>               goto error_free_triggername;
>> >>       }
>> >> @@ -350,7 +351,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>                                                   dev_dir_name,
>> >>                                                   trigger_name);
>> >>               if (ret < 0) {
>> >> -                     printf("Failed to write current_trigger
>file\n");
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr,
>> >> +                             "Failed to write current_trigger
>file\n");
>> >>                       goto error_free_buf_dir_name;
>> >>               }
>> >>       }
>> >> @@ -382,7 +384,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>       fp = open(buffer_access, O_RDONLY | O_NONBLOCK);
>> >>       if (fp == -1) { /* TODO: If it isn't there make the node */
>> >>               ret = -errno;
>> >> -             printf("Failed to open %s\n", buffer_access);
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s\n",
>buffer_access);
>> >>               goto error_free_buffer_access;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >
>> > At line 410 we have a block:
>> >                 read_size = read(fp, data, toread * scan_size);
>> >                 if (read_size < 0) {
>> >                         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
>> >                                 printf("nothing available\n");
>> >                                 continue;
>> >
>> > I'm tempted to say,that this should go to stderr, as well. Any
>opinions?
>>
>> I see it more as an informing note, since the device continues
>looping
>> for data, but it could be considered an error as well.
>>
>> >> @@ -431,7 +433,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>               ret = write_sysfs_string("trigger/current_trigger",
>> >>                                        dev_dir_name, "NULL");
>> >>               if (ret < 0)
>> >> -                     printf("Failed to write to %s\n",
>dev_dir_name);
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr, "Failed to write to %s\n",
>> >> +                             dev_dir_name);
>> >>
>> >>  error_close_buffer_access:
>> >>       if (close(fp) == -1)
>> >> diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
>b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
>> >> index 703f4cb..843bc4c 100644
>> >> --- a/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
>> >> +++ b/tools/iio/iio_event_monitor.c
>> >
>> > At line 217:
>> >         if (!event_is_known(event)) {
>> >                 printf("Unknown event: time: %lld, id: %llx\n",
>> >                        event->timestamp, event->id);
>> >
>> >                 return;
>> > Better have this on stderr, as well?
>>
>> This is more suitable for stderr, indeed.
>>
>> >> @@ -278,14 +278,14 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>       fd = open(chrdev_name, 0);
>> >>       if (fd == -1) {
>> >>               ret = -errno;
>> >> -             fprintf(stdout, "Failed to open %s\n", chrdev_name);
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Failed to open %s\n", chrdev_name);
>> >>               goto error_free_chrdev_name;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >>       ret = ioctl(fd, IIO_GET_EVENT_FD_IOCTL, &event_fd);
>> >>       if (ret == -1 || event_fd == -1) {
>> >>               ret = -errno;
>> >> -             fprintf(stdout, "Failed to retrieve event fd\n");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Failed to retrieve event fd\n");
>> >>               if (close(fd) == -1)
>> >>                       perror("Failed to close character device
>file");
>> >>
>> >
>> > A similar borderline case as above in line 301:
>> >                 ret = read(event_fd, &event, sizeof(event));
>> >                 if (ret == -1) {
>> >                         if (errno == EAGAIN) {
>> >                                 printf("nothing available\n");
>> >                                 continue;
>> >
>> >> @@ -311,7 +311,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
>> >>               }
>> >>
>> >>               if (ret != sizeof(event)) {
>> >> -                     printf("Reading event failed!\n");
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr, "Reading event failed!\n");
>> >>                       ret = -EIO;
>> >>                       break;
>> >>               }
>> >> diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
>> >> index 8fb3214..46dfa3f 100644
>> >> --- a/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
>> >> +++ b/tools/iio/iio_utils.c
>> >> @@ -140,7 +140,8 @@ int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed,
>unsigned *bytes, unsigned *bits_used,
>> >>                       sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
>> >>                       if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>                               ret = -errno;
>> >> -                             printf("failed to open %s\n",
>filename);
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr, "failed to open
>%s\n",
>> >> +                                     filename);
>> >>                               goto error_free_filename;
>> >>                       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -152,7 +153,8 @@ int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed,
>unsigned *bytes, unsigned *bits_used,
>> >>                                    &padint, shift);
>> >>                       if (ret < 0) {
>> >>                               ret = -errno;
>> >> -                             printf("failed to pass scan type
>description\n");
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr,
>> >> +                                     "failed to pass scan type
>description\n");
>> >>                               goto error_close_sysfsfp;
>> >>                       } else if (ret != 5) {
>> >>                               ret = -EIO;
>> >> @@ -170,7 +172,8 @@ int iioutils_get_type(unsigned *is_signed,
>unsigned *bytes, unsigned *bits_used,
>> >>                       *is_signed = (signchar == 's');
>> >>                       if (fclose(sysfsfp)) {
>> >>                               ret = -errno;
>> >> -                             printf("Failed to close %s\n",
>filename);
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr, "Failed to close
>%s\n",
>> >> +                                     filename);
>> >>                               goto error_free_filename;
>> >>                       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -454,7 +457,8 @@ int build_channel_array(const char
>*device_dir,
>> >>                       sysfsfp = fopen(filename, "r");
>> >>                       if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>                               ret = -errno;
>> >> -                             printf("failed to open %s\n",
>filename);
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr, "failed to open
>%s\n",
>> >> +                                     filename);
>> >>                               free(filename);
>> >>                               goto error_cleanup_array;
>> >>                       }
>> >> @@ -581,11 +585,13 @@ int find_type_by_name(const char *name,
>const char *type)
>> >>                       ret = sscanf(ent->d_name + strlen(type),
>"%d", &number);
>> >>                       if (ret < 0) {
>> >>                               ret = -errno;
>> >> -                             printf("failed to read element
>number\n");
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr,
>> >> +                                     "failed to read element
>number\n");
>> >>                               goto error_close_dir;
>> >>                       } else if (ret != 1) {
>> >>                               ret = -EIO;
>> >> -                             printf("failed to match element
>number\n");
>> >> +                             fprintf(stderr,
>> >> +                                     "failed to match element
>number\n");
>> >>                               goto error_close_dir;
>> >>                       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -664,7 +670,7 @@ static int _write_sysfs_int(const char
>*filename, const char *basedir, int val,
>> >>       sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
>> >>       if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>               ret = -errno;
>> >> -             printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "failed to open %s\n", temp);
>> >>               goto error_free;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -685,7 +691,7 @@ static int _write_sysfs_int(const char
>*filename, const char *basedir, int val,
>> >>               sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
>> >>               if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>                       ret = -errno;
>> >> -                     printf("failed to open %s\n", temp);
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr, "failed to open %s\n",
>temp);
>> >>                       goto error_free;
>> >>               }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -750,7 +756,7 @@ static int _write_sysfs_string(const char
>*filename, const char *basedir,
>> >>       char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
>> >>
>> >>       if (temp == NULL) {
>> >> -             printf("Memory allocation failed\n");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed\n");
>> >>               return -ENOMEM;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -761,7 +767,7 @@ static int _write_sysfs_string(const char
>*filename, const char *basedir,
>> >>       sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "w");
>> >>       if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>               ret = -errno;
>> >> -             printf("Could not open %s\n", temp);
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Could not open %s\n", temp);
>> >>               goto error_free;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -782,7 +788,7 @@ static int _write_sysfs_string(const char
>*filename, const char *basedir,
>> >>               sysfsfp = fopen(temp, "r");
>> >>               if (sysfsfp == NULL) {
>> >>                       ret = -errno;
>> >> -                     printf("Could not open file to verify\n");
>> >> +                     fprintf(stderr, "Could not open file to
>verify\n");
>> >>                       goto error_free;
>> >>               }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -856,7 +862,7 @@ int read_sysfs_posint(const char *filename,
>const char *basedir)
>> >>       char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
>> >>
>> >>       if (temp == NULL) {
>> >> -             printf("Memory allocation failed");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed");
>> >>               return -ENOMEM;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -903,7 +909,7 @@ int read_sysfs_float(const char *filename,
>const char *basedir, float *val)
>> >>       char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
>> >>
>> >>       if (temp == NULL) {
>> >> -             printf("Memory allocation failed");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed");
>> >>               return -ENOMEM;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >> @@ -950,7 +956,7 @@ int read_sysfs_string(const char *filename,
>const char *basedir, char *str)
>> >>       char *temp = malloc(strlen(basedir) + strlen(filename) + 2);
>> >>
>> >>       if (temp == NULL) {
>> >> -             printf("Memory allocation failed");
>> >> +             fprintf(stderr, "Memory allocation failed");
>> >>               return -ENOMEM;
>> >>       }
>> >>
>> >>
>> >
>>

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