From: david.laight.linux@gmail.com
To: "Willy Tarreau" <w@1wt.eu>,
"Thomas Weißschuh" <linux@weissschuh.net>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, "Cheng Li" <lechain@gmail.com>
Cc: David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v3 next 09/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Simplify __nolibc_printf()
Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:17:27 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260223101735.2922-10-david.laight.linux@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260223101735.2922-1-david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
From: David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
Move the check for the length modifiers into the format processing
between the field width and conversion specifier.
This lets the loop be simplified and a 'fast scan' for a format start
used.
If an error is detected (eg an invalid conversion specifier) then
copy the invalid format to the output buffer.
Reduces code size by about 10% on x86-64.
Acked-By; Willy Tarreau <w@1wt.eu>
Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
---
Some versions of gcc bloat this version by generating a jump table.
All goes away in the later patches.
No change for v3, patch 5 in v2.
tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h | 104 ++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 53 insertions(+), 51 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h b/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
index ea6c514c4b7a..52c4c4476102 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
@@ -310,28 +310,52 @@ typedef int (*__nolibc_printf_cb)(void *state, const char *buf, size_t size);
static __attribute__((unused, format(printf, 3, 0)))
int __nolibc_printf(__nolibc_printf_cb cb, void *state, const char *fmt, va_list args)
{
- char escape, lpref, ch;
+ char lpref, ch;
unsigned long long v;
int written, width, len;
- size_t ofs;
char outbuf[21];
const char *outstr;
- written = ofs = escape = lpref = 0;
+ written = 0;
while (1) {
- ch = fmt[ofs++];
+ outstr = fmt;
+ ch = *fmt++;
+ if (!ch)
+ break;
+
width = 0;
+ if (ch != '%') {
+ while (*fmt && *fmt != '%')
+ fmt++;
+ /* Output characters from the format string. */
+ len = fmt - outstr;
+ } else {
+ /* we're in a format sequence */
- if (escape) {
- /* we're in an escape sequence, ofs == 1 */
- escape = 0;
+ ch = *fmt++;
/* width */
while (ch >= '0' && ch <= '9') {
width *= 10;
width += ch - '0';
- ch = fmt[ofs++];
+ ch = *fmt++;
+ }
+
+ /* Length modifiers */
+ if (ch == 'l') {
+ lpref = 1;
+ ch = *fmt++;
+ if (ch == 'l') {
+ lpref = 2;
+ ch = *fmt++;
+ }
+ } else if (ch == 'j') {
+ /* intmax_t is long long */
+ lpref = 2;
+ ch = *fmt++;
+ } else {
+ lpref = 0;
}
if (ch == 'c' || ch == 'd' || ch == 'u' || ch == 'x' || ch == 'p') {
@@ -383,56 +407,34 @@ int __nolibc_printf(__nolibc_printf_cb cb, void *state, const char *fmt, va_list
}
else if (ch == 'm') {
outstr = strerror(errno);
- }
- else if (ch == '%') {
- /* queue it verbatim */
- continue;
- }
- else {
- /* modifiers or final 0 */
- if (ch == 'l') {
- /* long format prefix, maintain the escape */
- lpref++;
- } else if (ch == 'j') {
- lpref = 2;
+ } else {
+ if (ch != '%') {
+ /* Invalid format: back up to output the format characters */
+ fmt = outstr + 1;
+ /* and output a '%' now. */
}
- escape = 1;
- goto do_escape;
+ /* %% is documented as a 'conversion specifier'.
+ * Any flags, precision or length modifier are ignored.
+ */
+ width = 0;
+ outstr = "%";
}
len = strlen(outstr);
- goto flush_str;
}
- /* not an escape sequence */
- if (ch == 0 || ch == '%') {
- /* flush pending data on escape or end */
- escape = 1;
- lpref = 0;
- outstr = fmt;
- len = ofs - 1;
- flush_str:
- width -= len;
- while (width > 0) {
- /* Output pad in 16 byte blocks with the small block first. */
- int pad_len = ((width - 1) & 15) + 1;
- width -= pad_len;
- written += pad_len;
- if (cb(state, " ", pad_len) != 0)
- return -1;
- }
- if (cb(state, outstr, len) != 0)
- return -1;
+ written += len;
- written += len;
- do_escape:
- if (ch == 0)
- break;
- fmt += ofs;
- ofs = 0;
- continue;
+ width -= len;
+ while (width > 0) {
+ /* Output pad in 16 byte blocks with the small block first. */
+ int pad_len = ((width - 1) & 15) + 1;
+ width -= pad_len;
+ written += pad_len;
+ if (cb(state, " ", pad_len) != 0)
+ return -1;
}
-
- /* literal char, just queue it */
+ if (cb(state, outstr, len) != 0)
+ return -1;
}
/* Request a final '\0' be added to the snprintf() output.
--
2.39.5
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-02-23 11:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-02-23 10:17 [PATCH v3 next 00/17] Enhance printf() david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 01/17] tools/nolibc: Add _NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() to compiler.h david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 21:25 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-25 22:17 ` David Laight
2026-02-25 22:24 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 02/17] tools/nolibc: Optimise and common up the number to ascii functions david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 21:40 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-25 22:09 ` David Laight
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 03/17] selftests/nolibc: Fix build with host headers and libc david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 21:24 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 04/17] selftests/nolibc: Improve reporting of vfprintf() errors david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 21:56 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-26 10:12 ` David Laight
2026-02-26 21:39 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 05/17] tools/nolibc: Implement strerror() in terms of strerror_r() david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 22:09 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-25 22:58 ` David Laight
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 06/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Change variables 'c' to 'ch' and 'tmpbuf[]' to 'outbuf[]' david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 22:23 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 07/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Move snprintf length check to callback david.laight.linux
2026-02-25 22:37 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-25 23:12 ` David Laight
2026-02-26 21:29 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-02-26 22:11 ` David Laight
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 08/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Output pad characters in 16 byte chunks david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` david.laight.linux [this message]
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 10/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Use goto and reduce indentation david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 11/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Use bit-masks to hold requested flag, length and conversion chars david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 12/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Handle "%s" with the numeric formats david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 13/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for conversion flags david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 14/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for left aligning fields david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 15/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for zero padding and field precision david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 16/17] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for octal output david.laight.linux
2026-02-23 10:17 ` [PATCH v3 next 17/17] selftests/nolibc: Use printf variable field widths and precisions david.laight.linux
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