netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute] ss: Actually print left delimiter for columns

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Message-ID: <20181109090546.50c15c61@xeon-e3>
Date:   Fri, 9 Nov 2018 09:05:46 -0800
From:   Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
To:     Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com>
Cc:     "Yoann P." <yoann.p.public@...il.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute] ss: Actually print left delimiter for columns

On Mon, 29 Oct 2018 23:04:25 +0100
Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com> wrote:

> While rendering columns, we use a local variable to keep track of the
> field currently being printed, without touching current_field, which is
> used for buffering.
> 
> Use the right pointer to access the left delimiter for the current column,
> instead of always printing the left delimiter for the last buffered field,
> which is usually an empty string.
> 
> This fixes an issue especially visible on narrow terminals, where some
> columns might be displayed without separation.
> 
> Reported-by: YoyPa <yoann.p.public@...il.com>
> Fixes: 691bd854bf4a ("ss: Buffer raw fields first, then render them as a table")
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@...hat.com>
> Tested-by: YoyPa <yoann.p.public@...il.com>

This test broke the testsuite/ss/ssfilter.t test.
Please fix the test to match your new output format, or I will have to revert it.