Re: [PATCH v2 3/7] kdb: Fix console handling when editing and tab-completing commands

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Hi,

On Mon, Apr 22, 2024 at 9:37 AM Daniel Thompson
<daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Currently, if the cursor position is not at the end of the command buffer
> and the user uses the Tab-complete functions, then the console does not
> leave the cursor in the correct position.
>
> For example consider the following buffer with the cursor positioned
> at the ^:
>
> md kdb_pro 10
>           ^
>
> Pressing tab should result in:
>
> md kdb_prompt_str 10
>                  ^
>
> However this does not happen. Instead the cursor is placed at the end
> (after then 10) and further cursor movement redraws incorrectly. The
> same problem exists when we double-Tab but in a different part of the
> code.
>
> Fix this by sending a carriage return and then redisplaying the text to
> the left of the cursor.
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Daniel Thompson <daniel.thompson@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  kernel/debug/kdb/kdb_io.c | 5 +++++
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

Reviewed-by: Douglas Anderson <dianders@xxxxxxxxxxxx>





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