Am 21.07.2011 02:41 schrieb Carl-Daniel Hailfinger: > Here's the fix with no message changes. I think that part is where we > both agree. Please note that a separate followup patch with improved > messages (either from you or from me) is also very desirable for 0.9.4, > and by now I pretty much agree with your reasoning. >
And here are the pure message changes on top. AFAICS they should be mostly what you created yourself and a few small tweaks by me, so it should probably carry your signoff. In the meantime, this has my signoff to make sure nobody thinks the patch is restricted. Signed-off-by: Carl-Daniel Hailfinger <[email protected]> --- flashrom-cosmetics_blockwalker_read_write_error/flashrom.c 2011-07-21 02:50:59.000000000 +0200 +++ flashrom-cosmetics_blockwalker_read_write_error/flashrom.c 2011-07-21 03:00:20.000000000 +0200 @@ -1526,15 +1526,14 @@ msg_cdbg("No usable erase functions left.\n"); break; } - msg_cdbg("Looking at blockwise erase function %i... ", k); + msg_cdbg("Trying erase function %i... ", k); if (check_block_eraser(flash, k, 1)) { msg_cdbg("Looking for another erase function.\n"); continue; } usable_erasefunctions--; - msg_cdbg("trying... "); - ret = walk_eraseregions(flash, k, &erase_and_write_block_helper, curcontents, newcontents); - msg_cdbg("\n"); + ret = walk_eraseregions(flash, k, &erase_and_write_block_helper, + curcontents, newcontents); /* If everything is OK, don't try another erase function. */ if (!ret) break; @@ -1544,14 +1543,19 @@ */ if (!usable_erasefunctions) continue; + /* Reading the whole chip may take a while, inform the user even + * in non-verbose mode. + */ + msg_cinfo("Reading current flash chip contents... "); if (flash->read(flash, curcontents, 0, size)) { /* Now we are truly screwed. Read failed as well. */ - msg_cerr("Can't read anymore!\n"); + msg_cerr("Can't read anymore! Aborting.\n"); /* We have no idea about the flash chip contents, so * retrying with another erase function is pointless. */ break; } + msg_cinfo("done. Trying next erase function.\n"); } /* Free the scratchpad. */ free(curcontents); @@ -1938,13 +1942,13 @@ * preserved, but in that case we might perform unneeded erase which * takes time as well. */ - msg_cdbg("Reading old flash chip contents... "); + msg_cinfo("Reading old flash chip contents... "); if (flash->read(flash, oldcontents, 0, size)) { ret = 1; - msg_cdbg("FAILED.\n"); + msg_cinfo("FAILED.\n"); goto out; } - msg_cdbg("done.\n"); + msg_cinfo("done.\n"); // This should be moved into each flash part's code to do it // cleanly. This does the job. -- http://www.hailfinger.org/ _______________________________________________ flashrom mailing list [email protected] http://www.flashrom.org/mailman/listinfo/flashrom
