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Re: [PATCH] ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one seq_printf() call in c_show()

From Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one seq_printf() call in c_show()
Date 2016-10-17 13:00 +0200
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On Sun, Oct 16, 2016 at 09:03:52PM +0200, SF Markus Elfring wrote:
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Sun, 16 Oct 2016 20:48:28 +0200
> 
> Some data were printed into a sequence by six separate function calls.
> Print the same data by a single function call instead.

... why?

Beyond simply having fewer function calls, is there an upside?

This makes it harder to see the relationship between the format strings
and their associated data, and makes the code longer.

Thanks,
Mark.

> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net>
> ---
>  arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c | 19 +++++++++++--------
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
> index b3d5b3e..f22687d 100644
> --- a/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
> +++ b/arch/arm64/kernel/cpuinfo.c
> @@ -148,14 +148,17 @@ static int c_show(struct seq_file *m, void *v)
>  				if (elf_hwcap & (1 << j))
>  					seq_printf(m, " %s", hwcap_str[j]);
>  		}
> -		seq_puts(m, "\n");
> -
> -		seq_printf(m, "CPU implementer\t: 0x%02x\n",
> -			   MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR(midr));
> -		seq_printf(m, "CPU architecture: 8\n");
> -		seq_printf(m, "CPU variant\t: 0x%x\n", MIDR_VARIANT(midr));
> -		seq_printf(m, "CPU part\t: 0x%03x\n", MIDR_PARTNUM(midr));
> -		seq_printf(m, "CPU revision\t: %d\n\n", MIDR_REVISION(midr));
> +		seq_printf(m,
> +			   "\n"
> +			   "CPU implementer\t: 0x%02x\n"
> +			   "CPU architecture: 8\n"
> +			   "CPU variant\t: 0x%x\n"
> +			   "CPU part\t: 0x%03x\n"
> +			   "CPU revision\t: %d\n\n",
> +			   MIDR_IMPLEMENTOR(midr),
> +			   MIDR_VARIANT(midr),
> +			   MIDR_PARTNUM(midr),
> +			   MIDR_REVISION(midr));
>  	}
>  
>  	return 0;
> -- 
> 2.10.1
> 
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[PATCH] ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one  seq_printf() call in c_show() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-10-16 21:10 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into  one seq_printf() call in c_show() Matthias Brugger <matthias.bgg@gmail.com> - 2016-10-17 12:00 +0200
  Re: [PATCH] ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output  into one seq_printf() call in c_show() Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> - 2016-10-17 13:00 +0200
    Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one  seq_printf() call in c_show() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-10-17 13:40 +0200
      Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one  seq_printf() call in c_show() Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> - 2016-10-17 14:40 +0200
        Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one  seq_printf() call in c_show() SF Markus Elfring <elfring@users.sourceforge.net> - 2016-10-17 15:00 +0200
          Re: ARM64-cpuinfo: Combine six calls for sequence output into one  seq_printf() call in c_show() Mark Rutland <mark.rutland@arm.com> - 2016-10-17 15:20 +0200

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