From: Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira <edumucelli@gmail.com>
To: mhiramat@kernel.org
Cc: akpm@linux-foundation.org, rostedt@goodmis.org,
linux-trace-kernel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH v2 1/3] tools/bootconfig: Close only opened braces in compact output
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2026 20:08:45 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6ad67e4cda05238cd173c99e820a85de2c13f5fc.1794337724.git.edumucelli@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1794337724.git.edumucelli@gmail.com>
A key may have both a value and subkeys. When it has only one subkey,
xbc_show_compact_tree() can print that subkey using dotted notation
without opening a brace. During backtracking, however, it treats the
value node followed by a subkey as evidence that a brace was opened.
For example, a.b=v, a.b.c=w and a.z=q are printed with the brace for a
closed before z. Reading that output back changes a.z into the root key
z, silently changing the configuration.
Check the key children when deciding whether to close a brace. Skip the
value child, and account for a sole subkey that itself has both a value
and subkeys, since that combination is not compacted. This follows the
conditions used to open braces without keeping a depth-indexed array.
Extend the mixed-value/subkey sample to cover the lost sibling.
Fixes: e5efaeb8a8f5 ("bootconfig: Support mixing a value and subkeys under a key")
Signed-off-by: Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira <edumucelli@gmail.com>
---
Changes in v2:
- Determine whether braces were opened from the key children instead of
keeping the depth-indexed parent array used in v1.
- This handles the deeper value-bearing trees currently accepted by the
parser without writing beyond a fixed-size array.
Sashiko review:
https://lore.kernel.org/all/sashiko-outbox-207566@kernel.org/
With this valid configuration:
a.b = v
a.b.c = w
a.z = q
the original compact output closes the brace for a before printing z.
Reparsing it turns a.z into the root key z. Values and subkeys under
the same key are allowed by the documented syntax:
https://docs.kernel.org/admin-guide/bootconfig.html#same-key-values
All 94 focused round-trip checks pass with the revision, independently
and in the combined series. The full bootconfig suite also passes.
AddressSanitizer and UBSan checks for 16-, 17-, 20-, 32-, 64- and
95-component value-bearing chains pass for both the first patch alone
and the complete series.
tools/bootconfig/main.c | 29 ++++++++++++++-----
.../samples/exp-good-mixed-kv1.bconf | 5 ++++
tools/bootconfig/samples/good-mixed-kv1.bconf | 5 ++++
3 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/main.c b/tools/bootconfig/main.c
index 56d76bdeaa09..75516e9e4ac3 100644
--- a/tools/bootconfig/main.c
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/main.c
@@ -68,6 +68,23 @@ static int xbc_show_value(struct xbc_node *node, bool semicolon)
return i;
}
+/* Match the conditions under which the compact formatter opens braces. */
+static bool xbc_node_needs_braces(struct xbc_node *node)
+{
+ struct xbc_node *child = xbc_node_get_child(node);
+
+ if (child && xbc_node_is_value(child))
+ child = xbc_node_get_next(child);
+ if (!child)
+ return false;
+ if (child->next)
+ return true;
+
+ /* A single subkey with both a value and subkeys is not compacted. */
+ child = xbc_node_get_child(child);
+ return child && xbc_node_is_value(child) && child->next;
+}
+
static void xbc_show_compact_tree(void)
{
struct xbc_node *node, *cnode = NULL, *vnode;
@@ -128,14 +145,12 @@ static void xbc_show_compact_tree(void)
node = xbc_node_get_parent(node);
if (!node)
return;
- if (!xbc_node_get_child(node)->next)
+ if (!depth || !xbc_node_needs_braces(node))
continue;
- if (depth) {
- depth--;
- for (i = 0; i < depth; i++)
- printf("\t");
- printf("}\n");
- }
+ depth--;
+ for (i = 0; i < depth; i++)
+ printf("\t");
+ printf("}\n");
}
node = xbc_node_get_next(node);
}
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/samples/exp-good-mixed-kv1.bconf b/tools/bootconfig/samples/exp-good-mixed-kv1.bconf
index 8346287d9251..0b8b2f59da31 100644
--- a/tools/bootconfig/samples/exp-good-mixed-kv1.bconf
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/samples/exp-good-mixed-kv1.bconf
@@ -1,2 +1,7 @@
key = "value";
key.subkey = "another-value";
+a {
+ b = "v";
+ b.c = "w";
+ z = "q";
+}
diff --git a/tools/bootconfig/samples/good-mixed-kv1.bconf b/tools/bootconfig/samples/good-mixed-kv1.bconf
index 1761547dd05c..35442ee62b75 100644
--- a/tools/bootconfig/samples/good-mixed-kv1.bconf
+++ b/tools/bootconfig/samples/good-mixed-kv1.bconf
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
# value -> subkey pattern
key = value
key.subkey = another-value
+
+# A valued parent with one subkey must not close its enclosing brace.
+a.b = v
+a.b.c = w
+a.z = q
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-11-10 19:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-11-10 18:05 [PATCH 0/3] bootconfig: Preserve values and key paths during parsing and output Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 18:05 ` [PATCH 1/3] tools/bootconfig: Close only opened braces in compact output Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 18:06 ` [PATCH 2/3] bootconfig: Trim unquoted values at end of file Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 18:06 ` [PATCH 3/3] tools/bootconfig: Preserve values containing both types of quotes Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 19:08 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] bootconfig: Preserve values and key paths during parsing and output Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 19:08 ` Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira [this message]
2026-11-10 19:08 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] bootconfig: Trim unquoted values at end of file Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
2026-11-10 19:08 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] tools/bootconfig: Preserve values containing both types of quotes Eduardo Mucelli Rezende Oliveira
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