From: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> To: Steven Rostedt <rostedt@goodmis.org> Cc: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org>, LKML <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@kernel.org>, Devin Moore <devinmoore@google.com> Subject: [PATCH v3 5/6] docs: bootconfig: Update for mixing value and subkeys Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2021 15:25:08 +0900 [thread overview] Message-ID: <162261510788.255316.168529766501617432.stgit@devnote2> (raw) In-Reply-To: <162261506232.255316.12147562546699211199.stgit@devnote2> Update document for the mixing value and subkeys on a key. Signed-off-by: Masami Hiramatsu <mhiramat@kernel.org> --- 0 files changed diff --git a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst index 452b7dcd7f6b..37bdae273b18 100644 --- a/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst +++ b/Documentation/admin-guide/bootconfig.rst @@ -89,13 +89,33 @@ you can use ``+=`` operator. For example:: In this case, the key ``foo`` has ``bar``, ``baz`` and ``qux``. -However, a sub-key and a value can not co-exist under a parent key. -For example, following config is NOT allowed.:: +Moreover, sub-keys and a value can co-exist under a parent key. +For example, following config is allowed.:: foo = value1 - foo.bar = value2 # !ERROR! subkey "bar" and value "value1" can NOT co-exist - foo.bar := value2 # !ERROR! even with the override operator, this is NOT allowed. + foo.bar = value2 + foo := value3 # This will update foo's value. +Note, since there is no syntax to add raw value in the structured +key, you have to define it outside of the brace. For example:: + + foo.bar = value1 + foo.bar { + baz = value2 + qux = value3 + } + +Also, the order of the value node under a key is fixed. If there +are a value and subkeys, the value is always the first child node +of the key. Thus if user specifies subkeys first, e.g.:: + + foo.bar = value1 + foo = value2 + +In the program (and /proc/bootconfig), it will be shown as below:: + + foo = value2 + foo.bar = value1 Comments --------
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2021-06-02 6:25 UTC|newest] Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top 2021-06-02 6:24 [PATCH v3 0/6] bootconfig: Add mixed subkeys and value under the same key Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 6:24 ` [PATCH v3 1/6] tools/bootconfig: Fix a build error accroding to undefined fallthrough Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 6:24 ` [PATCH v3 2/6] bootconfig: Change array value to use child node Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 6:24 ` [PATCH v3 3/6] bootconfig: Support mixing a value and subkeys under a key Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 6:24 ` [PATCH v3 4/6] tools/bootconfig: Support mixed value and subkey test cases Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 6:25 ` Masami Hiramatsu [this message] 2021-06-02 6:25 ` [PATCH v3 6/6] bootconfig: Share the checksum function with tools Masami Hiramatsu 2021-06-02 7:45 ` [PATCH v3 0/6] bootconfig: Add mixed subkeys and value under the same key Masami Hiramatsu
Reply instructions: You may reply publicly to this message via plain-text email using any one of the following methods: * Save the following mbox file, import it into your mail client, and reply-to-all from there: mbox Avoid top-posting and favor interleaved quoting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Posting_style#Interleaved_style * Reply using the --to, --cc, and --in-reply-to switches of git-send-email(1): git send-email \ --in-reply-to=162261510788.255316.168529766501617432.stgit@devnote2 \ --to=mhiramat@kernel.org \ --cc=devinmoore@google.com \ --cc=linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org \ --cc=mingo@kernel.org \ --cc=rostedt@goodmis.org \ --subject='Re: [PATCH v3 5/6] docs: bootconfig: Update for mixing value and subkeys' \ /path/to/YOUR_REPLY https://kernel.org/pub/software/scm/git/docs/git-send-email.html * If your mail client supports setting the In-Reply-To header via mailto: links, try the mailto: link
This is an external index of several public inboxes, see mirroring instructions on how to clone and mirror all data and code used by this external index.