linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v9 1/8] x86/boot: Introduce cmdline_find_option

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Date:   Thu, 18 Oct 2018 14:15:47 +0800
From:   Chao Fan <fanc.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
To:     Baoquan He <bhe@...hat.com>
CC:     <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <x86@...nel.org>,
        <linux-efi@...r.kernel.org>, <linux-acpi@...r.kernel.org>,
        <bp@...en8.de>, <tglx@...utronix.de>, <mingo@...hat.com>,
        <hpa@...or.com>, <keescook@...omium.org>, <msys.mizuma@...il.com>,
        <indou.takao@...fujitsu.com>, <caoj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 1/8] x86/boot: Introduce cmdline_find_option_arg()to
 detect if option=arg in cmdline

On Thu, Oct 18, 2018 at 12:01:20PM +0800, Baoquan He wrote:
>On 10/17/18 at 06:20pm, Chao Fan wrote:
>> +bool cmdline_find_option_arg(const char *option, const char *arg, int argsize)
>> +{
>> +	char *buffer = malloc(argsize+1);
>> +	bool find = false;
>> +	int ret;
>> +
>> +	ret = cmdline_find_option(option, buffer, argsize+1);
>> +	if (ret == argsize && !strncmp(buffer, arg, argsize))
>> +		find = true;
>
>Wondering if we really need a wrapper like this. 

Well, my opinion is there are many code in kaslr.c can replaced by
cmdline_find_option_bool() and cmdline_find_option() and this new
cmdline_find_option_arg().
If this function introduced, we can clean up more code.

Thanks,
Chao Fan

>
>> +
>> +	free(buffer);
>> +	return find;
>> +}
>>  
>>  #endif
>> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
>> index a1d5918765f3..008fdc47a29c 100644
>> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
>> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
>> @@ -67,6 +67,7 @@ static inline void debug_puthex(const char *s)
>>  /* cmdline.c */
>>  int cmdline_find_option(const char *option, char *buffer, int bufsize);
>>  int cmdline_find_option_bool(const char *option);
>> +bool cmdline_find_option_arg(const char *option, const char *arg, int argsize);
>>  #endif
>>  
>>  
>> -- 
>> 2.17.2
>> 
>> 
>> 
>
>