From: Jim Cromie via B4 Relay <devnull+jim.cromie.gmail.com@kernel.org>
To: Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com>, Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
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Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v9 32/39] dyndbg: split multi-query strings with @
Date: Tue, 08 Sep 2026 18:55:28 -0600 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260908-dd-cmap-part2-clean-v9-32-3a3f621f4a10@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260908-dd-cmap-part2-clean-v9-0-3a3f621f4a10@gmail.com>
From: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
Since
commit 85f7f6c0edb8 ("dynamic_debug: process multiple debug-queries on a line")
Multi-query commands have been allowed:
modprobe drm dyndbg="class DRM_UT_CORE +p; class DRM_UT_KMS +p"
modprobe drm dyndbg=<<EOX
class DRM_UT_CORE +p
class DRM_UT_KMS +p
EOX
More recently, the need for quoting was avoided by treating a comma
like a space/token-terminator:
modprobe drm dyndbg=class,DRM_UT_CORE,+p\;class,DRM_UT_KMS,+p
That works, but it needs the escaped semicolon, which is a shell
special-char (one of the bash control operators), so it is brittle
when passed in/down/around scripts.
So this patch adds '@' to the existing ';' and '\n' multi-command
separators, which is more shell-friendly, so you can more fully avoid
quoting and escaping hassles.
Update selftests script, adding a multi-query split on @
Signed-off-by: Jim Cromie <jim.cromie@gmail.com>
---
v9:
. update FT_multi_query command in dyndbg_selftest.sh to actively test @ delimiter.
v5: avoid +t flag in content tests - pid is not predictable.
remove Reviewed-by: <louis.chauvet@bootlin.com> - too many changes
v2:
replace '%' with '@' as multi-query splitter, as it is:
- not a sshell special cahr
- allows matching on format strings with format specifiers
---
Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst | 8 +++++---
lib/dynamic_debug.c | 2 +-
.../selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh | 23 +++++++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
index fe86a9997ab5..6b934fab695b 100644
--- a/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
+++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/dynamic-debug-howto.rst
@@ -85,10 +85,12 @@ by spaces, tabs, or commas. So these are all equivalent::
:#> ddcmd ' file svcsock.c line 1603 +p '
:#> ddcmd file,svcsock.c,line,1603,+p
-Command submissions are bounded by a write() system call.
-Multiple commands can be written together, separated by ``;`` or ``\n``::
+Command submissions are bounded by a write() system call. Multiple
+commands can be written together, separated by ``@``, ``;`` or ``\n``::
- :#> ddcmd "func pnpacpi_get_resources +p; func pnp_assign_mem +p"
+ :#> ddcmd func foo +p @ func bar +p
+ :#> ddcmd func foo +p \; func bar +p
+ :#> ddcmd "func foo +p ; func bar +p"
:#> ddcmd <<"EOC"
func pnpacpi_get_resources +p
func pnp_assign_mem +p
diff --git a/lib/dynamic_debug.c b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
index d28858acdc8f..e6f5a524d63b 100644
--- a/lib/dynamic_debug.c
+++ b/lib/dynamic_debug.c
@@ -631,7 +631,7 @@ static int ddebug_exec_queries(char *query, const char *modname)
int i, errs = 0, exitcode = 0, rc, nfound = 0;
for (i = 0; query; query = split) {
- split = strpbrk(query, ";\n");
+ split = strpbrk(query, "@;\n");
if (split)
*split++ = '\0';
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh
index 70da3662a201..f10ef7522426 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/dynamic_debug/dyndbg_selftest.sh
@@ -324,9 +324,20 @@ function FT_basic_queries {
ddcmd "file $f +l" "$f"
ddcmd "file $f -m" "$f"
ddcmd "file $f =_" "$f"
+}
+
+function FT_multi_query {
+ v_echo "${GREEN}# MULTI_QUERY_TESTS ${NC}"
+ if [ $LACK_DD_BUILTIN -eq 1 ]; then
+ echo "SKIP - test requires dynamic_debug built into kernel"
+ return
+ fi
+ local f='kernel/params.c'
+ ddcmd =_ # zero everything
- # multi-query commands split on ; on a single line
+ # multi-query commands on a single line, split on ;/@ respectively
ddcmd "file $f +mf ; file $f func parse_args +sl" "$f"
+ ddcmd "file $f -f @ file $f func parse_args -l" "$f"
# verify multi-cmd input, newline separated, with embedded comments
ddcmd =_ # reset before multiline query to capture full transition
@@ -503,7 +514,7 @@ function FT_test_classes {
verify_control_slice '\[test_dynamic_debug\]'
# 2. Verify state transition and live-printing end-to-end via ddcmd_load!
- ddcmd_load "class D2_CORE +pmf;class D2_KMS +pls;class D2_ATOMIC +pml" \
+ ddcmd_load "class,D2_CORE,+pmf;class,D2_KMS,+pls;class,D2_ATOMIC,+pml" \
'\[test_dynamic_debug\]' \
"/sys/module/test_dynamic_debug/parameters/do_classes" "1"
@@ -601,6 +612,7 @@ builtin_tests=(
FT_path_module_queries
FT_hyphen_underscore
FT_comma_terminators
+ FT_multi_query
)
# Modular Feature Tests (Require CONFIG_MODULES=y and test_dynamic_debug*.ko available)
@@ -670,14 +682,15 @@ function GOLDEN_RECORDS {
#K= d8eb8f226860aa558fb8a98097f05be9 FT_basic_queries.2
#K= 6a86bb9209a3a0492bc6c2d29f4d5e52 FT_basic_queries.3
#K= 90804574a5336971465f92d6cc3aa7fb FT_basic_queries.4
-#K= f2b4f24fece9c55f5a5d28323c2019f8 FT_basic_queries.5
-#K= 8c2dd1164fbcefb721345ce62a864a37 FT_basic_queries.6
-#K= 4542e1e5e7eadcbe8f90a9c934635618 FT_basic_queries.7
#K= 78ad5b168d9db27931dfe7dac93143bf FT_comma_terminators.1
#K= 4a8d6e0468d14659030ef523c6e5a184 FT_comma_terminators.2
#K= 3c445fb23d701041e920a2a6d2b022c7 FT_comma_terminators.3
#K= 68b329da9893e34099c7d8ad5cb9c940 FT_comma_terminators.4
#K= c745b8f58c0557edca58d5a224a09190 FT_comma_terminators.5
+#K= f2b4f24fece9c55f5a5d28323c2019f8 FT_multi_query.1
+#K= cce9c41c3ac297e910c3ee3b10852cb3 FT_multi_query.2
+#K= 8c2dd1164fbcefb721345ce62a864a37 FT_multi_query.3
+#K= 4542e1e5e7eadcbe8f90a9c934635618 FT_multi_query.4
#K= 8146f6f983c3a76783c89b78b892ed48 FT_test_classes.1
#K= a15ec4843acd721fbdfddc0b512c8032 FT_test_classes.2
#K= 20d4545f9753e677e72e3adf52527fd3 FT_test_classes.3
--
2.55.0
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2026-09-09 0:54 [PATCH v9 00/39] dyndbg: fix classmaps API for subsystems, query extensions, and selftests Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:54 ` [PATCH v9 01/39] selftests/dyndbg: Add kselftest script to verify dynamic-debug Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:54 ` [PATCH v9 02/39] vmlinux.lds.h: refactor BOUNDED_SECTION_* macros into bounded_sections.lds.h Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:54 ` [PATCH v9 03/39] vmlinux.lds.h: drop unused HEADERED_SECTION* macros Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 04/39] vmlinux.lds.h: Fix ALIGN(8) omission causing NULL ptr on i386 Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 05/39] vmlinux.lds.h: remove redundant ALIGN(8) directives Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 06/39] dyndbg.lds.S: fix lost dyndbg sections in modules Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 07/39] dyndbg: factor ddebug_match_desc out from ddebug_change Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 08/39] dyndbg: add stub macro for DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 09/39] dyndbg: reword "class unknown," to "class:_UNKNOWN_" Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 10/39] dyndbg-API: remove DD_CLASS_TYPE_(DISJOINT|LEVEL)_NAMES and code Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 11/39] dyndbg: drop NUM_TYPE_ARGS Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 12/39] dyndbg: bump num-tokens in a query-cmd from 9 to 15 Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 13/39] dyndbg: reduce verbose/debug clutter Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 14/39] lib/parser: add match_wildcard_hyphen() for agnostic matching Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 15/39] kbuild, dyndbg: Clean up builtin module-name ambiguities Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 15:50 ` Nicolas Schier
2026-09-11 18:20 ` jim.cromie
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 16/39] dyndbg: refactor param_set_dyndbg_classes and below Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 17/39] dyndbg: tighten fn-sig of ddebug_apply_class_bitmap Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 18/39] dyndbg: replace classmap list with an array-slice Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 19/39] dyndbg: macrofy a 2-index for-loop pattern Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 20/39] dyndbg: reduce class param storage to u32 Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 21/39] dyndbg,module: make proper substructs in _ddebug_info Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 22/39] dyndbg: move mod_name down from struct ddebug_table to _ddebug_info Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 23/39] dyndbg: hoist classmap-filter-by-modname up to ddebug_add_module Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 24/39] dyndbg-API: replace DECLARE_DYNDBG_CLASSMAP Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 25/39] selftests/dyndbg: enable FT_classmap_inheritance Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 26/39] dyndbg: detect class_id reservation conflicts Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 27/39] dyndbg: check DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_{DEFINE,USE_} args at compile-time Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 28/39] dyndbg-test: add do_bulk testpoint, rename do_prints to do_classes Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 29/39] dyndbg-API: promote DYNAMIC_DEBUG_CLASSMAP_PARAM to API Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 30/39] dyndbg: control-parser: treat comma as a token separator Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 31/39] selftests: enable comma-terminator tests Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` Jim Cromie via B4 Relay [this message]
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 33/39] dyndbg: resolve "protection" of class'd pr_debug Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 34/39] dyndbg: harden classmap and descriptor validation Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 35/39] docs/dyndbg: add classmap info to howto Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 36/39] dyndbg: Ignore additional arguments from pr_fmt Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 37/39] dyndbg: add epilogue to dynamic_debug/control file Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 38/39] dyndbg: add +c flag to count advantage of classmaps for DRM Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
2026-09-09 0:55 ` [PATCH v9 39/39] dyndbg: add DEBUG-biased fallback stubs for _dynamic_func_call_cls Jim Cromie via B4 Relay
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