On 15.08.2017 21:41, Helge Deller wrote:
> On 15.08.2017 14:46, Steven Rostedt wrote:
>> On Thu, 10 Aug 2017 19:35:33 +0200
>> Helge Deller <del...@gmx.de> wrote:
>>
>>> Sometimes people seems unclear when to use the %pS or %pF printk format.
>>> Adding some examples may help to avoid such mistakes.
>>>
>>> See for example commit 51d96dc2e2dc ("random: fix warning message on ia64
>>> and
>>> parisc") which fixed such a wrong format string.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Helge Deller <del...@gmx.de>
>>>
>>> diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
>>> b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
>>> index 65ea591..be8c05b 100644
>>> --- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
>>> +++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
>>> @@ -73,6 +73,12 @@ actually function descriptors which must first be
>>> resolved. The ``F`` and
>>> ``f`` specifiers perform this resolution and then provide the same
>>> functionality as the ``S`` and ``s`` specifiers.
>>>
>>> +Examples::
>>> +
>>> + printk("Called from %pS.\n", __builtin_return_address(0));
>>> + printk("Called from %pS.\n", (void *)regs->ip);
>>> + printk("Called from %pF.\n", &gettimeofday);
>>
>> Is the '&' really necessary?
> The '&' is not necessary. The compiler doesn't complain either.
>
>> What about using the example:
>> printk("Called in %pF.\n", __func__);
>
> Very interesting!
>
> This code:
> void smp_cpus_done() {
> printk("Called from %pF.\n", smp_cpus_done);
> printk("Called from %pf.\n", smp_cpus_done);
> printk("Called in %pS.\n", __func__);
> printk("Called in %ps.\n", __func__);
> printk("Called in %pF.\n", __func__);
> printk("Called in %pf.\n", __func__);
>
> gives:
> Called from smp_cpus_done+0x0/0x1b8.
> Called from smp_cpus_done.
> Called in __func__.28197+0x0/0x20.
> Called in __func__.28197.
> Called in 0x5041524953433332.
> Called in 0x5041524953433332.
>
> So, the correct usage is:
> printk("Called in %pS.\n", __func__);
I'm wrong.
The correct usage would be:
printk("Called in %s.\n", __func__);
__func__ is just a pointer to a string.
Helge
>
> But it should have printed
> Called from smp_cpus_done+0x0/0x1b8.
> which means the (parisc?) printk resolver doesn't work correctly.
>
> In assembly code a pointer to this object is handed to printk:
> .type __func__.28197, @object
> .size __func__.28197, 14
> __func__.28197:
> .stringz "smp_cpus_done"
>
> I'll look into this problem.
>
> Helge
>
