+
+/**
+ * Print the range expression \a re into specified \a buffer.
+ * If \a bracketed is true, expression does not need additional
+ * brackets.
+ *
+ * \retval number of characters written
+ */
+static int
+cfs_range_expr_print(char *buffer, int count, struct cfs_range_expr *expr,
+ bool bracketed)
+{
+ int i;
+ char s[] = "[";
+ char e[] = "]";
+
+ if (bracketed)
+ s[0] = e[0] = '\0';
+
+ if (expr->re_lo == expr->re_hi)
+ i = scnprintf(buffer, count, "%u", expr->re_lo);
+ else if (expr->re_stride == 1)
+ i = scnprintf(buffer, count, "%s%u-%u%s",
+ s, expr->re_lo, expr->re_hi, e);
+ else
+ i = scnprintf(buffer, count, "%s%u-%u/%u%s",
+ s, expr->re_lo, expr->re_hi,
+ expr->re_stride, e);
+ return i;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Print a list of range expressions (\a expr_list) into specified \a buffer.
+ * If the list contains several expressions, separate them with comma
+ * and surround the list with brackets.
+ *
+ * \retval number of characters written
+ */
+int
+cfs_expr_list_print(char *buffer, int count, struct cfs_expr_list *expr_list)
+{
+ struct cfs_range_expr *expr;
+ int i = 0, j = 0;
+ int numexprs = 0;
+
+ if (count <= 0)
+ return 0;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(expr, &expr_list->el_exprs, re_link)
+ numexprs++;
+
+ if (numexprs > 1)
+ i += scnprintf(buffer + i, count - i, "[");
+
+ list_for_each_entry(expr, &expr_list->el_exprs, re_link) {
+ if (j++ != 0)
+ i += scnprintf(buffer + i, count - i, ",");
+ i += cfs_range_expr_print(buffer + i, count - i, expr,
+ numexprs > 1);
+ }
+
+ if (numexprs > 1)
+ i += scnprintf(buffer + i, count - i, "]");
+
+ return i;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(cfs_expr_list_print);