linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] of: Custom printk format specifier for device node

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Message-ID: <1421777819.2724.5.camel@perches.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Jan 2015 10:16:59 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Pantelis Antoniou <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com>
Cc:	Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Grant Likely <grant.likely@...retlab.ca>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	"linux-doc@...r.kernel.org" <linux-doc@...r.kernel.org>,
	"devicetree@...r.kernel.org" <devicetree@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] of: Custom printk format specifier for device node

On Tue, 2015-01-20 at 20:06 +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> On Jan 20, 2015, at 19:59 , Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> > On Tue, 2015-01-20 at 16:52 +0200, Pantelis Antoniou wrote:
> >>> On Jan 20, 2015, at 16:47 , Rob Herring <robherring2@...il.com> wrote:
> >>> On Tue, Jan 20, 2015 at 8:34 AM, Pantelis Antoniou
> >>> <pantelis.antoniou@...sulko.com> wrote:
> >>>> 90% of the usage of device node's full_name is printing it out
> >>>> in a kernel message. Preparing for the eventual delayed allocation
> >>>> introduce a custom printk format specifier that is both more
> >>>> compact and more pleasant to the eye.
> > []
> >>>> diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
> > []
> >>>> +Device tree nodes:
> >>>> +
> >>>> +       %pO{,1,2}
> >>> 
> >>> 'O' is not very obvious, but I imagine we are somewhat limted in our
> >>> choice here?
> >>> 
> >> 
> >> All the good women are married, all the handsome men are gay, all the obvious
> >> format specifiers are taken.
> > 
> > Not really at all.
> > 
> > I quite dislike '0' as the format type specifier for
> > a device tree node as there's no mnemonic mapping.
> > 
> There’s only so many characters one can use; [DdNn] are taken. And it’s O != 0.

The '[Dd]' entry type doesn't just have to be used for dentries.
It could also be used for Device Tree Nodes via 'DTN[x]'

'T' for tree could also be used.


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