# Re: \[PATCH 1/2\] bootconfig: move xbc\_snprint\_cmdline() to lib/bootconfig.c

- From: Masami Hiramatsu (Google) \<mhiramat@kernel.org\>
- Date: 2026-05-12 00:00:42 
- List: linux-trace-kernel
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-trace-kernel/2026/05/8997322
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-trace-kernel/2026/05/8990255/t.md

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On Fri, 08 May 2026 06:55:03 -0700
Breno Leitao [ref] wrote:

> Move xbc_snprint_cmdline() from init/main.c to lib/bootconfig.c so the
> function (and its xbc_namebuf scratch buffer) becomes part of the shared
> parser library. tools/bootconfig already compiles lib/bootconfig.c
> directly, which lets a follow-up patch reuse the same renderer in the
> userspace tool to convert a bootconfig file into a flat cmdline string
> at build time.
> 
> No functional change.

Yeah, this should be under lib/bootconfig.c

Thanks,

> 
> Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao <leitao@debian.org>
> ---
>  include/linux/bootconfig.h |  3 +++
>  init/main.c                | 45 -------------------------------------
>  lib/bootconfig.c           | 56 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  3 files changed, 59 insertions(+), 45 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/linux/bootconfig.h b/include/linux/bootconfig.h
> index 692a5acc2ffc4..1c7f3b74ffcf3 100644
> --- a/include/linux/bootconfig.h
> +++ b/include/linux/bootconfig.h
> @@ -265,6 +265,9 @@ static inline struct xbc_node * __init xbc_node_get_subkey(struct xbc_node *node
>  int __init xbc_node_compose_key_after(struct xbc_node *root,
>  			struct xbc_node *node, char *buf, size_t size);
>  
> +/* Render key/value pairs under @root as a flat cmdline string */
> +int __init xbc_snprint_cmdline(char *buf, size_t size, struct xbc_node *root);
> +
>  /**
>   * xbc_node_compose_key() - Compose full key string of the XBC node
>   * @node: An XBC node.
> diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
> index 96f93bb06c490..e363232b428b4 100644
> --- a/init/main.c
> +++ b/init/main.c
> @@ -324,51 +324,6 @@ static void * __init get_boot_config_from_initrd(size_t *_size)
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_BOOT_CONFIG
>  
> -static char xbc_namebuf[XBC_KEYLEN_MAX] __initdata;
> -
> -#define rest(dst, end) ((end) > (dst) ? (end) - (dst) : 0)
> -
> -static int __init xbc_snprint_cmdline(char *buf, size_t size,
> -				      struct xbc_node *root)
> -{
> -	struct xbc_node *knode, *vnode;
> -	char *end = buf + size;
> -	const char *val, *q;
> -	int ret;
> -
> -	xbc_node_for_each_key_value(root, knode, val) {
> -		ret = xbc_node_compose_key_after(root, knode,
> -					xbc_namebuf, XBC_KEYLEN_MAX);
> -		if (ret < 0)
> -			return ret;
> -
> -		vnode = xbc_node_get_child(knode);
> -		if (!vnode) {
> -			ret = snprintf(buf, rest(buf, end), "%s ", xbc_namebuf);
> -			if (ret < 0)
> -				return ret;
> -			buf += ret;
> -			continue;
> -		}
> -		xbc_array_for_each_value(vnode, val) {
> -			/*
> -			 * For prettier and more readable /proc/cmdline, only
> -			 * quote the value when necessary, i.e. when it contains
> -			 * whitespace.
> -			 */
> -			q = strpbrk(val, " \t\r\n") ? "\"" : "";
> -			ret = snprintf(buf, rest(buf, end), "%s=%s%s%s ",
> -				       xbc_namebuf, q, val, q);
> -			if (ret < 0)
> -				return ret;
> -			buf += ret;
> -		}
> -	}
> -
> -	return buf - (end - size);
> -}
> -#undef rest
> -
>  /* Make an extra command line under given key word */
>  static char * __init xbc_make_cmdline(const char *key)
>  {
> diff --git a/lib/bootconfig.c b/lib/bootconfig.c
> index c470b93d5dbc2..f445b7703fdd9 100644
> --- a/lib/bootconfig.c
> +++ b/lib/bootconfig.c
> @@ -408,6 +408,62 @@ const char * __init xbc_node_find_next_key_value(struct xbc_node *root,
>  		return "";	/* No value key */
>  }
>  
> +static char xbc_namebuf[XBC_KEYLEN_MAX] __initdata;
> +
> +#define rest(dst, end) ((end) > (dst) ? (end) - (dst) : 0)
> +
> +/**
> + * xbc_snprint_cmdline() - Render bootconfig keys under @root as a cmdline string
> + * @buf: Destination buffer (may be NULL when @size is 0 to query the length)
> + * @size: Size of @buf in bytes
> + * @root: Subtree root whose key=value pairs should be rendered
> + *
> + * Walk all key/value pairs under @root and emit them as a space-separated
> + * cmdline string into @buf. Values containing whitespace are quoted with
> + * double quotes. Returns the number of bytes that would be written if @buf
> + * were large enough (matching snprintf semantics), or a negative errno on
> + * failure.
> + */
> +int __init xbc_snprint_cmdline(char *buf, size_t size, struct xbc_node *root)
> +{
> +	struct xbc_node *knode, *vnode;
> +	char *end = buf + size;
> +	const char *val, *q;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	xbc_node_for_each_key_value(root, knode, val) {
> +		ret = xbc_node_compose_key_after(root, knode,
> +					xbc_namebuf, XBC_KEYLEN_MAX);
> +		if (ret < 0)
> +			return ret;
> +
> +		vnode = xbc_node_get_child(knode);
> +		if (!vnode) {
> +			ret = snprintf(buf, rest(buf, end), "%s ", xbc_namebuf);
> +			if (ret < 0)
> +				return ret;
> +			buf += ret;
> +			continue;
> +		}
> +		xbc_array_for_each_value(vnode, val) {
> +			/*
> +			 * For prettier and more readable /proc/cmdline, only
> +			 * quote the value when necessary, i.e. when it contains
> +			 * whitespace.
> +			 */
> +			q = strpbrk(val, " \t\r\n") ? "\"" : "";
> +			ret = snprintf(buf, rest(buf, end), "%s=%s%s%s ",
> +				       xbc_namebuf, q, val, q);
> +			if (ret < 0)
> +				return ret;
> +			buf += ret;
> +		}
> +	}
> +
> +	return buf - (end - size);
> +}
> +#undef rest
> +
>  /* XBC parse and tree build */
>  
>  static int __init xbc_init_node(struct xbc_node *node, char *data, uint16_t flag)
> 
> -- 
> 2.53.0-Meta
> 
> 


-- 
Masami Hiramatsu (Google) [ref]
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