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index d941717a191b..c0b1b6089307 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst
@@ -15,9 +15,10 @@ Integer types
If variable is of Type, use printk format specifier:
------------------------------------------------------------
- char %d or %x
+ signed char %d or %hhx
unsigned char %u or %x
- short int %d or %x
+ char %u or %x
+ short int %d or %hx
unsigned short int %u or %x
int %d or %x
unsigned int %u or %x
@@ -27,9 +28,9 @@ Integer types
unsigned long long %llu or %llx
size_t %zu or %zx
ssize_t %zd or %zx
- s8 %d or %x
+ s8 %d or %hhx
u8 %u or %x
- s16 %d or %x
+ s16 %d or %hx
u16 %u or %x
s32 %d or %x
u32 %u or %x
@@ -130,6 +131,7 @@ printed after the symbol name with an extra ``b`` appended to the end of the
specifier.
::
+
%pS versatile_init+0x0/0x110 [module_name]
%pSb versatile_init+0x0/0x110 [module_name ed5019fdf5e53be37cb1ba7899292d7e143b259e]
%pSRb versatile_init+0x9/0x110 [module_name ed5019fdf5e53be37cb1ba7899292d7e143b259e]
@@ -207,12 +209,17 @@ Struct Resources
::
%pr [mem 0x60000000-0x6fffffff flags 0x2200] or
+ [mem 0x60000000 flags 0x2200] or
[mem 0x0000000060000000-0x000000006fffffff flags 0x2200]
+ [mem 0x0000000060000000 flags 0x2200]
%pR [mem 0x60000000-0x6fffffff pref] or
+ [mem 0x60000000 pref] or
[mem 0x0000000060000000-0x000000006fffffff pref]
+ [mem 0x0000000060000000 pref]
For printing struct resources. The ``R`` and ``r`` specifiers result in a
-printed resource with (R) or without (r) a decoded flags member.
+printed resource with (R) or without (r) a decoded flags member. If start is
+equal to end only print the start value.
Passed by reference.
@@ -229,6 +236,19 @@ width of the CPU data path.
Passed by reference.
+Struct Range
+------------
+
+::
+
+ %pra [range 0x0000000060000000-0x000000006fffffff] or
+ [range 0x0000000060000000]
+
+For printing struct range. struct range holds an arbitrary range of u64
+values. If start is equal to end only print the start value.
+
+Passed by reference.
+
DMA address types dma_addr_t
----------------------------
@@ -501,7 +521,7 @@ Fwnode handles
%pfw[fP]
-For printing information on fwnode handles. The default is to print the full
+For printing information on an fwnode_handle. The default is to print the full
node name, including the path. The modifiers are functionally equivalent to
%pOF above.
@@ -527,11 +547,13 @@ Time and date
%pt[RT]s YYYY-mm-dd HH:MM:SS
%pt[RT]d YYYY-mm-dd
%pt[RT]t HH:MM:SS
- %pt[RT][dt][r][s]
+ %ptSp <seconds>.<nanoseconds>
+ %pt[RST][dt][r][s]
For printing date and time as represented by::
- R struct rtc_time structure
+ R content of struct rtc_time
+ S content of struct timespec64
T time64_t type
in human readable format.
@@ -543,6 +565,11 @@ The %pt[RT]s (space) will override ISO 8601 separator by using ' ' (space)
instead of 'T' (Capital T) between date and time. It won't have any effect
when date or time is omitted.
+The %ptSp is equivalent to %lld.%09ld for the content of the struct timespec64.
+When the other specifiers are given, it becomes the respective equivalent of
+%ptT[dt][r][s].%09ld. In other words, the seconds are being printed in
+the human readable format followed by a dot and nanoseconds.
+
Passed by reference.
struct clk
@@ -551,9 +578,8 @@ struct clk
::
%pC pll1
- %pCn pll1
-For printing struct clk structures. %pC and %pCn print the name of the clock
+For printing struct clk structures. %pC prints the name of the clock
(Common Clock Framework) or a unique 32-bit ID (legacy clock framework).
Passed by reference.
@@ -574,20 +600,24 @@ The field width is passed by value, the bitmap is passed by reference.
Helper macros cpumask_pr_args() and nodemask_pr_args() are available to ease
printing cpumask and nodemask.
-Flags bitfields such as page flags, gfp_flags
----------------------------------------------
+Flags bitfields such as page flags and gfp_flags
+--------------------------------------------------------
::
- %pGp referenced|uptodate|lru|active|private|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff
+ %pGp 0x17ffffc0002036(referenced|uptodate|lru|active|private|node=0|zone=2|lastcpupid=0x1fffff)
%pGg GFP_USER|GFP_DMA32|GFP_NOWARN
%pGv read|exec|mayread|maywrite|mayexec|denywrite
For printing flags bitfields as a collection of symbolic constants that
would construct the value. The type of flags is given by the third
-character. Currently supported are [p]age flags, [v]ma_flags (both
-expect ``unsigned long *``) and [g]fp_flags (expects ``gfp_t *``). The flag
-names and print order depends on the particular type.
+character. Currently supported are:
+
+ - p - [p]age flags, expects value of type (``unsigned long *``)
+ - v - [v]ma_flags, expects value of type (``unsigned long *``)
+ - g - [g]fp_flags, expects value of type (``gfp_t *``)
+
+The flag names and print order depends on the particular type.
Note that this format should not be used directly in the
:c:func:`TP_printk()` part of a tracepoint. Instead, use the show_*_flags()
@@ -624,10 +654,52 @@ Examples::
%p4cc Y10 little-endian (0x20303159)
%p4cc NV12 big-endian (0xb231564e)
+Generic FourCC code
+-------------------
+
+::
+ %p4c[h[R]lb] gP00 (0x67503030)
+
+Print a generic FourCC code, as both ASCII characters and its numerical
+value as hexadecimal.
+
+The generic FourCC code is always printed in the big-endian format,
+the most significant byte first. This is the opposite of V4L/DRM FourCCs.
+
+The additional ``h``, ``hR``, ``l``, and ``b`` specifiers define what
+endianness is used to load the stored bytes. The data might be interpreted
+using the host, reversed host byte order, little-endian, or big-endian.
+
+Passed by reference.
+
+Examples for a little-endian machine, given &(u32)0x67503030::
+
+ %p4ch gP00 (0x67503030)
+ %p4chR 00Pg (0x30305067)
+ %p4cl gP00 (0x67503030)
+ %p4cb 00Pg (0x30305067)
+
+Examples for a big-endian machine, given &(u32)0x67503030::
+
+ %p4ch gP00 (0x67503030)
+ %p4chR 00Pg (0x30305067)
+ %p4cl 00Pg (0x30305067)
+ %p4cb gP00 (0x67503030)
+
+Rust
+----
+
+::
+
+ %pA
+
+Only intended to be used from Rust code to format ``core::fmt::Arguments``.
+Do *not* use it from C.
+
Thanks
======
-If you add other %p extensions, please extend <lib/test_printf.c> with
-one or more test cases, if at all feasible.
+If you add other %p extensions, please extend <lib/tests/printf_kunit.c>
+with one or more test cases, if at all feasible.
Thank you for your cooperation and attention.