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29.Dd December 21, 2012
30.Dt KPRINTF 9
31.Os
32.Sh NAME
33.Nm kprintf ,
34.Nm ksprintf ,
35.Nm ksnprintf ,
36.Nm kvprintf ,
37.Nm kvsprintf ,
38.Nm kvsnprintf ,
39.Nm krateprintf ,
40.Nm tprintf ,
41.Nm uprintf ,
42.Nm log
43.Nd formatted output conversion
44.Sh SYNOPSIS
45.In sys/types.h
46.In sys/systm.h
47.Ft int
48.Fn kprintf "const char *format" ...
49.Ft int
50.Fn ksprintf "char *str" "const char *format" ...
51.Ft int
52.Fn ksnprintf "char *str" "size_t size" "const char *format" ...
53.Ft int
54.Fn kvprintf "const char *format" "__va_list ap"
55.Ft int
56.Fn kvsprintf "char *str" "const char *format" "__va_list ap"
57.Ft int
58.Fn kvsnprintf "char *str" "size_t size" "const char *format" "__va_list ap"
59.Ft void
60.Fn krateprintf "struct krate *rate" "const char *format" ...
61.Ft int
62.Fn uprintf "const char *format" ...
63.In sys/tprintf.h
64.Ft int
65.Fn tprintf "struct proc *p" "int pri" "const char *format" ...
66.In sys/syslog.h
67.Ft int
68.Fn log "int pri" "const char *format" ...
69.Sh DESCRIPTION
70The
71.Nm
72family of functions are similar to the
73.Xr printf 3
74family of functions.
75The different functions each use a different output stream.
76The
77.Fn uprintf
78function outputs to the current process' controlling tty, while
79.Fn kprintf ,
80.Fn ksprintf ,
81.Fn ksnprintf ,
82.Fn kvprintf ,
83.Fn kvsprintf
84and
85.Fn kvsnprintf
86write to the console as well as to the logging facility.
87The
88.Fn tprintf
89function outputs to the tty associated with the process
90.Fa p
91and the logging facility if
92.Fa pri
93is not \-1.
94The
95.Fn log
96function sends the message to the kernel logging facility, using
97the log level as indicated by
98.Fa pri .
99.Pp
100Each of these related functions use the
101.Fa format ,
102.Fa str ,
103.Fa size
104and
105.Fa va
106parameters in the same manner as
107.Xr printf 3 .
108However, the
109.Nm
110functions add another conversion specifier to
111.Fa format :
112.Pp
113The
114.Cm \&%pb%i
115identifier expects two arguments: an
116.Vt "char *"
117and a
118.Vt int .
119These are used as a register value and a print mask for decoding bitmasks.
120The print mask is made up of two parts: the base and the
121arguments.
122The base value is the output base expressed as an integer value;
123for example, \e10 gives octal and \e20 gives hexadecimal.
124The arguments are made up of a sequence of bit identifiers.
125Each bit identifier begins with an integer value which is the number of the
126bit (starting from 1) this identifier describes.
127The rest of the identifier is a string of characters containing the name of
128the bit.
129The string is terminated by either the bit number at the start of the next
130bit identifier or
131.Dv NUL
132for the last bit identifier.
133.Pp
134The
135.Fn log
136function uses
137.Xr syslog 3
138level values
139.Dv LOG_DEBUG
140through
141.Dv LOG_EMERG
142for its
143.Fa pri
144parameter (mistakenly called
145.Sq priority
146here).
147Alternatively, if a
148.Fa pri
149of \-1 is given, the message will be appended to the last log message
150started by a previous call to
151.Fn log .
152As these messages are generated by the kernel itself, the facility will
153always be
154.Dv LOG_KERN .
155.Pp
156The
157.Fn krateprintf
158function is a rate controlled version of
159.Fn kprintf .
160The
161.Fa freq
162member of the
163.Vt struct krate
164pointed to by
165.Fa rate
166must be initialized with the desired reporting frequency.
167A
168.Fa freq
169of 0 will result in no output.
170Initializing
171.Fa count
172to a negative value allows an initial burst.
173.Sh RETURN VALUES
174The
175.Fn kprintf ,
176.Fn ksprintf ,
177.Fn ksnprintf ,
178.Fn kvprintf ,
179.Fn kvsprintf ,
180.Fn kvsnprintf ,
181.Fn tprintf ,
182.Fn uprintf ,
183and
184.Fn log
185functions return the number of characters displayed.
186.Sh EXAMPLES
187This example demonstrates the use of the
188.Cm \&%pb%i
189conversion specifier.
190The function
191.Bd -literal -offset indent
192void
193kprintf_test(void)
194{
195
196	kprintf("reg=%pb%i\en", "\e10\e2BITTWO\e1BITONE\en", 3);
197}
198.Ed
199.Pp
200will produce the following output:
201.Bd -literal -offset indent
202reg=3<BITTWO,BITONE>
203.Ed
204.Pp
205The call
206.Bd -literal -offset indent
207log(LOG_DEBUG, "%s%d: been there.\en", sc->sc_name, sc->sc_unit);
208.Ed
209.Pp
210will add the appropriate debug message at priority
211.Dq Li kern.debug
212to the system log.
213.Sh SEE ALSO
214.Xr printf 3 ,
215.Xr syslog 3
216