linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] bootconfig: Overwrite value on same key by default

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Date:   Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:21:01 +0900
From:   Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>
To:     Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
Cc:     Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>,
        Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>,
        Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
        Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] bootconfig: Overwrite value on same key by
 default

On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:16:41 -0500
Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:19:22 +0900
> Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org> wrote:
> 
> > Currently, bootconfig does not overwrite existing value
> > on same key, but add new value to the tail of an array.
> > But this looks a bit confusing because similar syntax
> > configuration always overwrite the value by default.
> 
> Should we even allow this case? Or at the very least, some output
> should be made that a value is being overwritten.

Both are OK, but I like just making it error. At this moment,
the bootconfig tool writes user-given bootconfig file to
initrd (not reformat it). This means if user ignores the warning
from bootconfig tool, they will see same warning on dmesg again.

Thank you,


> 
> -- Steve
> 
> 
> > 
> > This changes the behavior to overwrite value on same key.
> > 
> > For example, if there are 2 entries
> > 
> >   key = value
> >   ...
> >   key = value2
> > 
> > Then, the key is updated as below.
> > 
> >   key = value2
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@...nel.org>