Hi Daniel, The idea seems reasonable, but the patch below is malformed: $ patch -p1 < error.patch checking file defs.h Hunk #1 FAILED at 553. 1 out of 1 hunk FAILED checking file help.c patch: **** malformed patch at line 52: displayed by", $ You can see that there are a quite a few unintended line wraps in the patch below. Can you make the patch a discrete attachment to your email? Thanks, Dave ----- Original Message ----- > Currently, the error() is always printing the output to the console > through 'stdout'. This does not follow redirection which is good when > you want to know error while redirecting commands output to a file. > However, there are situations that you want to hide error messages or > redirect it into somewhere else. > > Using 'set stderr' command, it can be changed to three different > destination - fixed 'stdout', following redirection (fp), or a custom > file path. > > crash> set stderr > stderr: stdout > crash> sym 0x523 > /dev/null > sym: invalid address: 0x523 > crash> set stderr fp > stderr: fp > crash> sym 0x523 > /dev/null > crash> set stderr /tmp/err.log > stderr: /tmp/err.log > crash> sym 0x523 > /dev/null > crash> set stderr stdout > stderr: stdout > crash> sym 0x523 > /dev/null > sym: invalid address: 0x523 > --- > defs.h | 2 ++ > help.c | 5 +++++ > main.c | 2 ++ > tools.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--- > 4 files changed, 61 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) > > diff --git a/defs.h b/defs.h > index ccffe58..57850c6 100644 > --- a/defs.h > +++ b/defs.h > @@ -553,6 +553,8 @@ struct program_context { > ulong scope; /* optional text context address */ > ulong nr_hash_queues; /* hash queue head count */ > char *(*read_vmcoreinfo)(const char *); > + FILE *stderr; /* error() message direction */ > + char stderr_path[PATH_MAX]; /* stderr path information */ > }; > > #define READMEM pc->readmem > diff --git a/help.c b/help.c > index 581e616..ddc8e86 100644 > --- a/help.c > +++ b/help.c > @@ -1093,6 +1093,10 @@ char *help_set[] = { > " redzone on | off if on, CONFIG_SLUB object addresses > displayed by", > " the kmem command will point to the > SLAB_RED_ZONE", > " padding inserted at the beginning of > the object.", > +" stderr stdout | fp | <path> set the direction of error put. > 'stdout' always", > +" print on console. 'fp' follows the > redirection", > +" or pipe command. '<path>' can be any > file path", > +" in the filesystem which can save the > output", > " ", > " Internal variables may be set in four manners:\n", > " 1. entering the set command in $HOME/.%src.", > @@ -1144,6 +1148,7 @@ char *help_set[] = { > " scope: (not set)", > " offline: show", > " redzone: on", > +" stderr: stdout", > " ", > " Show the current context:\n", > " %s> set", > diff --git a/main.c b/main.c > index 83ccd31..68bdec4 100644 > --- a/main.c > +++ b/main.c > @@ -1085,6 +1085,8 @@ setup_environment(int argc, char **argv) > * to pipes or output files. > */ > fp = stdout; > + pc->stderr = stdout; > + strcpy(pc->stderr_path, "stdout"); > > /* > * Start populating the program_context structure. It's used so > diff --git a/tools.c b/tools.c > index 2d95c3a..840d07c 100644 > --- a/tools.c > +++ b/tools.c > @@ -58,6 +58,9 @@ __error(int type, char *fmt, ...) > void *retaddr[NUMBER_STACKFRAMES] = { 0 }; > va_list ap; > > + if (!strcmp(pc->stderr_path, "fp")) > + pc->stderr = fp; > + > if (CRASHDEBUG(1) || (pc->flags & DROP_CORE)) { > SAVE_RETURN_ADDRESS(retaddr); > console("error() trace: %lx => %lx => %lx => %lx\n", > @@ -69,7 +72,7 @@ __error(int type, char *fmt, ...) > va_end(ap); > > if (!fmt && FATAL_ERROR(type)) { > - fprintf(stdout, "\n"); > + fprintf(pc->stderr, "\n"); > clean_exit(1); > } > > @@ -95,14 +98,14 @@ __error(int type, char *fmt, ...) > buf); > fflush(pc->stdpipe); > } else { > - fprintf(stdout, "%s%s%s %s%s", > + fprintf(pc->stderr, "%s%s%s %s%s", > new_line || end_of_line ? "\n" : "", > type == WARNING ? "WARNING" : > type == NOTE ? "NOTE" : > type == CONT ? spacebuf : pc->curcmd, > type == CONT ? " " : ":", > buf, end_of_line ? "\n" : ""); > - fflush(stdout); > + fflush(pc->stderr); > } > > if ((fp != stdout) && (fp != pc->stdpipe) && (fp != pc->tmpfile)) { > @@ -2483,6 +2486,51 @@ cmd_set(void) > } > return; > > + } else if (STREQ(args[optind], "stderr")) { > + if (args[optind+1]) { > + FILE *tmp_fp = NULL; > + char tmp_path[PATH_MAX]; > + > + optind++; > + if (STREQ(args[optind], "stdout")) { > + tmp_fp = stdout; > + strcpy(tmp_path, "stdout"); > + } else if (STREQ(args[optind], "fp")) { > + tmp_fp = fp; > + strcpy(tmp_path, "fp"); > + } else { > + if (strlen(args[optind]) >= > PATH_MAX) { > + error(INFO, "path > length %d is too long. (max=%d)\n", > + > strlen(args[optind]), PATH_MAX); > + return; > + } > + tmp_fp = fopen(args[optind], "a"); > + if (tmp_fp != NULL) { > + strcpy(tmp_path, > args[optind]); > + } else { > + error(INFO, "invalid > path: %s\n", > + args[optind]); > + return; > + } > + > + } > + > + if (strcmp(pc->stderr_path, tmp_path)) { > + if (strcmp(pc->stderr_path, > "stdout") > + && strcmp(pc->stderr_path, > "fp")) { > + fclose(pc->stderr); > + } > + pc->stderr = tmp_fp; > + strcpy(pc->stderr_path, tmp_path); > + } > + } > + > + if (runtime) { > + fprintf(fp, "stderr: %s\n", > + pc->stderr_path); > + } > + return; > + > } else if (XEN_HYPER_MODE()) { > error(FATAL, "invalid argument for the Xen hypervisor\n"); > } else if (pc->flags & MINIMAL_MODE) { > @@ -2590,6 +2638,7 @@ show_options(void) > fprintf(fp, "(not set)\n"); > fprintf(fp, " offline: %s\n", pc->flags2 & OFFLINE_HIDE ? > "hide" : "show"); > fprintf(fp, " redzone: %s\n", pc->flags2 & REDZONE ? "on" : "off"); > + fprintf(fp, " stderr: %s\n", pc->stderr_path); > } > > > -- > 1.8.3.1 > > -- > Crash-utility mailing list > Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility > -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility