linux-kernel - [PATCH] initramfs: Debug detected compression method

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Date:	Sat, 15 Feb 2014 18:28:44 -0500
From:	"Daniel M. Weeks" <dan@...weeks.net>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH] initramfs: Debug detected compression method

This can greatly aid in narrowing down the real source of initramfs
problems such as failures related to the compression of the in-kernel
initramfs when an external initramfs is in use as well. Existing errors
are ambiguous as to which initramfs is a problem and why.

Signed-off-by: Daniel M. Weeks <dan@...weeks.net>
---
 init/initramfs.c | 1 +
 lib/decompress.c | 4 ++++
 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/init/initramfs.c b/init/initramfs.c
index 93b6139..25d88b1 100644
--- a/init/initramfs.c
+++ b/init/initramfs.c
@@ -455,6 +455,7 @@ static char * __init unpack_to_rootfs(char *buf, unsigned len)
 		}
 		this_header = 0;
 		decompress = decompress_method(buf, len, &compress_name);
+		printk(KERN_DEBUG "Detected %s compressed data\n", compress_name);
 		if (decompress) {
 			res = decompress(buf, len, NULL, flush_buffer, NULL,
 				   &my_inptr, error);
diff --git a/lib/decompress.c b/lib/decompress.c
index 4d1cd03..fc508fd 100644
--- a/lib/decompress.c
+++ b/lib/decompress.c
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
 #include <linux/string.h>
 #include <linux/init.h>
 
+#include <linux/printk.h>
+
 #ifndef CONFIG_DECOMPRESS_GZIP
 # define gunzip NULL
 #endif
@@ -61,6 +63,8 @@ decompress_fn __init decompress_method(const unsigned char *inbuf, int len,
 	if (len < 2)
 		return NULL;	/* Need at least this much... */
 
+	printk(KERN_DEBUG "Compressed data magic: %#.2x %#.2x\n", inbuf[0], inbuf[1]);
+
 	for (cf = compressed_formats; cf->name; cf++) {
 		if (!memcmp(inbuf, cf->magic, 2))
 			break;
-- 
Daniel M. Weeks
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