linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vsprintf: Do not break early boot with probing addresses

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Message-ID: <20190514022526.GA6683@jagdpanzerIV>
Date:   Tue, 14 May 2019 11:25:26 +0900
From:   Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
To:     Petr Mladek <pmladek@...e.com>
Cc:     Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
        David Laight <David.Laight@...lab.com>,
        'christophe leroy' <christophe.leroy@....fr>,
        Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
        Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>,
        "Tobin C . Harding" <me@...in.cc>, Michal Hocko <mhocko@...e.cz>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky@...il.com>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Michael Ellerman <mpe@...erman.id.au>,
        "linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org" <linuxppc-dev@...ts.ozlabs.org>,
        Russell Currey <ruscur@...sell.cc>,
        Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...abs.org>,
        Heiko Carstens <heiko.carstens@...ibm.com>,
        "linux-arch@...r.kernel.org" <linux-arch@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-s390@...r.kernel.org" <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>,
        Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>,
        Sergey Senozhatsky <sergey.senozhatsky.work@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vsprintf: Do not break early boot with probing addresses

On (05/14/19 11:07), Sergey Senozhatsky wrote:
> How about this:
> 
> 	if ptr < PAGE_SIZE		-> "(null)"

No, this is totally stupid. Forget about it. Sorry.


> 	if IS_ERR_VALUE(ptr)		-> "(fault)"

But Steven's "(fault)" is nice.

	-ss