Events aren't designed to be multi-lines. Multiple events can be used instead. Prevent that format using multi-lines by forbidding the newline character.
Signed-off-by: Philippe Mathieu-Daudé <phi...@linaro.org> --- scripts/tracetool/__init__.py | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py index 7237abe0e8..bc03238c0f 100644 --- a/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py +++ b/scripts/tracetool/__init__.py @@ -301,6 +301,8 @@ def build(line_str, lineno, filename): if fmt.endswith(r'\n"'): raise ValueError("Event format must not end with a newline " "character") + if '\\n' in fmt: + raise ValueError("Event format must not use new line character") if len(fmt_trans) > 0: fmt = [fmt_trans, fmt] -- 2.41.0