linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: wmi: Fix printing info about WDG structure

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Message-ID: <CAHp75VfyPe=sXU_GCRcM_mqr7W8=Bp4Va0qxv61TyhOMp+0uVA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Sat, 10 Jun 2017 14:22:50 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>
Cc:     Darren Hart <dvhart@...radead.org>,
        Andy Shevchenko <andy@...radead.org>,
        Andy Lutomirski <luto@...nel.org>,
        Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
        Platform Driver <platform-driver-x86@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] platform/x86: wmi: Fix printing info about WDG structure

On Sat, Jun 10, 2017 at 1:57 PM, Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com> wrote:
> object_id and notify_id are in one union structure and their meaning is
> defined by flags. Therefore do not print notify_id for non-event block and
> do not print object_id for event block. Remove also reserved member as it
> does not have any defined meaning or type yet.
>
> As object_id and notify_id union members overlaps and have different types,
> it caused that kernel print to dmesg binary data. This patch eliminates it.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pali Rohár <pali.rohar@...il.com>

Reviewed-by: Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>

> ---
> Changes since v2:
>  * Use %2pE instead of %c%c as suggested by Andy Shevchenko
> ---
>  drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c |    7 ++++---
>  1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
> index ceeb8c1..6d6f2a9 100644
> --- a/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
> +++ b/drivers/platform/x86/wmi.c
> @@ -352,9 +352,10 @@ acpi_status wmi_set_block(const char *guid_string, u8 instance,
>  static void wmi_dump_wdg(const struct guid_block *g)
>  {
>         pr_info("%pUL:\n", g->guid);
> -       pr_info("\tobject_id: %c%c\n", g->object_id[0], g->object_id[1]);
> -       pr_info("\tnotify_id: %02X\n", g->notify_id);
> -       pr_info("\treserved: %02X\n", g->reserved);
> +       if (g->flags & ACPI_WMI_EVENT)
> +               pr_info("\tnotify_id: 0x%02X\n", g->notify_id);
> +       else
> +               pr_info("\tobject_id: %2pE\n", g->object_id);
>         pr_info("\tinstance_count: %d\n", g->instance_count);
>         pr_info("\tflags: %#x", g->flags);
>         if (g->flags) {
> --
> 1.7.9.5
>



-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko