linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH 09/17] verification/rvgen: Allow spaces in and events strings

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Message-ID: <20250821122210.B9iAsUFG@linutronix.de>
Date: Thu, 21 Aug 2025 14:22:10 +0200
From: Nam Cao <namcao@...utronix.de>
To: Gabriele Monaco <gmonaco@...hat.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>,
	linux-trace-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Tomas Glozar <tglozar@...hat.com>, Juri Lelli <jlelli@...hat.com>,
	Clark Williams <williams@...hat.com>,
	John Kacur <jkacur@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH 09/17] verification/rvgen: Allow spaces in and events
 strings

On Thu, Aug 14, 2025 at 05:08:01PM +0200, Gabriele Monaco wrote:
> Currently the automata parser assumes event strings don't have any
> space, this stands true for event names, but can be a wrong assumption
> if we want to store other information in the event strings (e.g.
> constraints for hybrid automata).
> 
> Adapt the parser logic to allow spaces in the event strings.

The current parser does have a few problems. Not all valid .dot files are
accepted.

I have a patch buried somewhere which removes the custom parser and instead
uses a library. But then it adds a new dependency, so I'm not sure if it is
worth..

Nam