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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 v4 next 09/23] tools/nolibc: Implement strerror() in terms of strerror_r()
Date: Mon,  2 Mar 2026 10:18:01 +0000	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260302101815.3043-10-david.laight.linux@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260302101815.3043-1-david.laight.linux@gmail.com>

From: David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>

strerror() can be the only part of a program that has a .data section.
This requres 4k in the program file.

Add a simple implementation of strerror_r() (ignores buflen) and use
that in strerror() so that the "errno=" string is copied at run-time.
Use __builtin_memcpy() because that optimises away the input string
and just writes the required constants to the target buffer.

Ignoring buflen is unlikely to be a problem given that the output is
always short.

Code size change largely depends on whether the inlining decision for
strerror() changes.

Change the tests to use the normal EXPECT_VFPRINTF() when testing %m.
Skip the tests when !is_nolibc.

Signed-off-by: David Laight <david.laight.linux@gmail.com>
---

v4:
- Leave the NOLIBC_IGNORE_ERRNO check in __nolibc_printf().
- Don't rename the errno parameter to strerror() in this patch.

 tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h                 | 18 +++++++++++++++---
 tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c | 20 ++------------------
 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h b/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
index a4df72d9a2d3..03fcd0229f90 100644
--- a/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
+++ b/tools/include/nolibc/stdio.h
@@ -722,14 +722,26 @@ int setvbuf(FILE *stream __attribute__((unused)),
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static __attribute__((unused,))
+int strerror_r(int errnum, char *buf, size_t buflen __attribute__((unused)))
+{
+	__builtin_memcpy(buf, "errno=", 6);
+	return 6 + i64toa_r(errnum, buf + 6);
+}
+
 static __attribute__((unused))
 const char *strerror(int errno)
 {
-	static char buf[18] = "errno=";
+	static char buf[18];
+	char *b = buf;
+
+	/* Force gcc to use 'register offset' to access buf[]. */
+	_NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR(b);
 
-	i64toa_r(errno, &buf[6]);
+	/* Use strerror_r() to avoid having the only .data in small programs. */
+	strerror_r(errno, b, sizeof(buf));
 
-	return buf;
+	return b;
 }
 
 #endif /* _NOLIBC_STDIO_H */
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
index 9ebebe4ff253..638f18fc5123 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/nolibc/nolibc-test.c
@@ -1786,23 +1786,6 @@ static int test_scanf(void)
 	return 0;
 }
 
-int test_strerror(void)
-{
-	char buf[100];
-	ssize_t ret;
-
-	memset(buf, 'A', sizeof(buf));
-
-	errno = EINVAL;
-	ret = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%m");
-	if (is_nolibc) {
-		if (ret < 6 || memcmp(buf, "errno=", 6))
-			return 1;
-	}
-
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int test_printf_error(void)
 {
 	int fd, ret, saved_errno;
@@ -1852,8 +1835,9 @@ static int run_printf(int min, int max)
 		CASE_TEST(string_width); EXPECT_VFPRINTF(1, "         1", "%10s", "1"); break;
 		CASE_TEST(number_width); EXPECT_VFPRINTF(1, "         1", "%10d", 1); break;
 		CASE_TEST(width_trunc);  EXPECT_VFPRINTF(1, "                        1", "%25d", 1); break;
+		CASE_TEST(errno);        errno = 22; EXPECT_VFPRINTF(is_nolibc, "errno=22", "%m"); break;
+		CASE_TEST(errno-neg);    errno = -22; EXPECT_VFPRINTF(is_nolibc, "   errno=-22", "%12m"); break;
 		CASE_TEST(scanf);        EXPECT_ZR(1, test_scanf()); break;
-		CASE_TEST(strerror);     EXPECT_ZR(1, test_strerror()); break;
 		CASE_TEST(printf_error); EXPECT_ZR(1, test_printf_error()); break;
 		case __LINE__:
 			return ret; /* must be last */
-- 
2.39.5


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-03-02 10:18 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 44+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-03-02 10:17 [PATCH v4 next 00/23] Enhance printf() david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 01/23] tools/nolibc: Add _NOLIBC_OPTIMIZER_HIDE_VAR() to compiler.h david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:50   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 02/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Move snprintf length check to callback david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:48   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 03/23] selftests/nolibc: Return correct value when printf test fails david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 04/23] selftests/nolibc: check vsnprintf() output buffer before the length david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 05/23] selftests/nolibc: Use length of 'expected' string to check snprintf() output david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 06/23] selftests/nolibc: Check that snprintf() doesn't write beyond the buffer end david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:17 ` [PATCH v4 next 07/23] selftests/nolibc: Let EXPECT_VFPRINTF() tests be skipped david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH 08/23] selftests/nolibc: Rename w to written in expect_vfprintf() david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` david.laight.linux [this message]
2026-03-07 10:18   ` [PATCH v4 next 09/23] tools/nolibc: Implement strerror() in terms of strerror_r() Willy Tarreau
2026-03-07 11:31     ` David Laight
2026-03-07 11:37       ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-07 16:55         ` David Laight
2026-03-07 17:17           ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 10/23] tools/nolibc: Rename the 'errnum' parameter to strerror() david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:19   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 11/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Output pad characters in 16 byte chunks david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH 12/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Simplify __nolibc_printf() david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 13/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Use goto and reduce indentation david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:30   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH 14/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Use bit-masks to hold requested flag, length and conversion chars david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 15/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for length modifiers tzqL and formats iX david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 16/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Handle "%s" with the numeric formats david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:32   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH 17/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Prepend sign to converted number david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:40   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 18/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for conversion flags space and plus david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:46   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 19/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Special case 0 and add support for %#x david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:46   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 20/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for left aligning fields david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:46   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 21/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for zero padding and field precision david.laight.linux
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 22/23] tools/nolibc/printf: Add support for octal output david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:45   ` Willy Tarreau
2026-03-02 10:18 ` [PATCH v4 next 23/23] selftests/nolibc: Use printf variable field widths and precisions david.laight.linux
2026-03-07 10:53 ` [PATCH v4 next 00/23] Enhance printf() Willy Tarreau
2026-03-07 18:02 ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-03-07 22:03   ` David Laight
2026-03-07 22:20     ` Thomas Weißschuh
2026-03-08  9:23   ` Willy Tarreau

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