linux-kernel - Re: [tip:x86/debug] x86: Combine printk()s in show_regs

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Date:	Fri, 18 Feb 2011 22:15:51 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	mingo@...hat.com, hpa@...or.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	jbeulich@...ell.com, tglx@...utronix.de,
	linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [tip:x86/debug] x86: Combine printk()s in show_regs_common()


* Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

> On Fri, 2011-02-18 at 21:05 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> > * Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > > Ingo, why did you choose to apply this patch instead of
> > > the alternative one I posted on the same thread?
> > Your version:
> > 
> > 	/* Board Name is optional */
> > 	board = dmi_get_system_info(DMI_BOARD_NAME);
> > 	if (!board)
> > 		board = "";
> > 
> > 	printk(KERN_CONT "\n");
> > 
> > 	printk(KERN_DEFAULT "Pid: %d, comm: %.20s %s %s %.*s %s %s%s%s\n",
> > 	       current->pid, current->comm, print_tainted(),
> > 	       init_utsname()->release,
> > 	       (int)strcspn(init_utsname()->version, " "),
> > 	       init_utsname()->version,
> > 	       vendor, product,
> > 	       strlen(board) ? "/" : "",
> > 	       board);
> > 
> > The 'board' fiddling and the strlen(board) check complicates things unnecessarily 
> > and makes the code hard to read. Jan's version was at least simple.
> 
> Perhaps you should look at the surrounding code.
> It's uses the same style as I chose for "board".

Yes, i realize that, but the strlen() trick really looks weird.

And 'weird' is not something i like seeing in essential bug reporting code.

Thanks,

	Ingo
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