Re: [PATCH] x86, boot: add hex output for debugging

From: Randy Dunlap
Date: Fri Oct 31 2014 - 13:19:34 EST


On 10/31/14 09:20, Kees Cook wrote:
> This is useful for reporting various addresses or other values while
> debugging early boot.
>
> Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
> arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h | 5 +++++
> 2 files changed, 24 insertions(+)
>
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> index 30dd59a9f0b4..1b105664f720 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.c
> @@ -220,6 +220,25 @@ void __putstr(const char *s)
> outb(0xff & (pos >> 1), vidport+1);
> }
>
> +void __puthex(unsigned long value)
> +{
> + char alpha[2] = "0";
> + int bits;
> + unsigned char byte;

what is 'byte' for? (unused)

> +
> + __putstr("0x");
> + for (bits = sizeof(value) * 8 - 4; bits >= 0; bits -= 4) {
> + unsigned long digit = (value >> bits) & 0xf;
> +
> + if (digit < 0xA)
> + alpha[0] = '0' + digit;
> + else
> + alpha[0] = 'a' + (digit - 0xA);
> +
> + __putstr(alpha);
> + }
> +}
> +
> static void error(char *x)
> {
> error_putstr("\n\n");
> diff --git a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
> index 24e3e569a13c..6056d339fb17 100644
> --- a/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
> +++ b/arch/x86/boot/compressed/misc.h
> @@ -34,16 +34,21 @@ extern memptr free_mem_ptr;
> extern memptr free_mem_end_ptr;
> extern struct boot_params *real_mode; /* Pointer to real-mode data */
> void __putstr(const char *s);
> +void __puthex(unsigned long value);
> #define error_putstr(__x) __putstr(__x)
> +#define error_puthex(__x) __puthex(__x)
>
> #ifdef CONFIG_X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP
>
> #define debug_putstr(__x) __putstr(__x)
> +#define debug_puthex(__x) __puthex(__x)
>
> #else
>
> static inline void debug_putstr(const char *s)
> { }
> +static inline void debug_puthex(const char *s)
> +{ }
>
> #endif
>
>


--
~Randy
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