Re: [PATCH v2 6/8] bootconfig: Overwrite value on same key by default

From: Steven Rostedt
Date: Thu Feb 20 2020 - 21:56:25 EST


On Fri, 21 Feb 2020 09:21:01 +0900
Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 12:16:41 -0500
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > On Thu, 20 Feb 2020 21:19:22 +0900
> > Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Currently, bootconfig does not overwrite existing value
> > > on same key, but add new value to the tail of an array.
> > > But this looks a bit confusing because similar syntax
> > > configuration always overwrite the value by default.
> >
> > Should we even allow this case? Or at the very least, some output
> > should be made that a value is being overwritten.
>
> Both are OK, but I like just making it error. At this moment,
> the bootconfig tool writes user-given bootconfig file to
> initrd (not reformat it). This means if user ignores the warning
> from bootconfig tool, they will see same warning on dmesg again.
>

OK, so you will be updating this patch?

FYI, I pulled in patches 1-3,5 and 8. I dropped patch 4, and wanted
feedback from you on patch 6, and patch 7 depended on 6.

Feel free to update patch 6 and 7 on top of my git tree branch
ftrace/urgent.

-- Steve