internal/kobject: improve error JSON representation

This is now usable by internal/report.

Signed-off-by: Ophestra <cat@gensokyo.uk>

internal/kobject/kobject.go

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import (
 	"strconv"
 	"sync"
 
+	"hakurei.app/internal/report"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/uevent"
 )
 
@@ -29,9 +30,9 @@ const (
 // Object represents a kernel object.
 type Object struct {
 	// Origin of the object.
-	State int `json:"-"`
+	State int `json:"state,omitempty"`
 	// Set by [uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE] and [uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE].
-	Offline bool
+	Offline bool `json:"offline,omitempty"`
 
 	// alloc_uevent_skb: devpath
 	DevPath string `json:"devpath"`
@@ -48,11 +49,11 @@ type Object struct {
 	Env map[string]string `json:"env"`
 }
 
-// Clone returns a copy of o.
+// Clone returns the address of a copy of o.
-func (o *Object) Clone() Object {
+func (o *Object) Clone() *Object {
 	v := *o
 	v.Env = maps.Clone(o.Env)
-	return v
+	return &v
 }
 
 // GoString returns compound literal for the underlying value.
@@ -194,77 +195,94 @@ func (s *State) Range(ctx context.Context, f func(o *Object) bool) {
 	}
 }
 
-// UnexpectedColdbootError is reported by [State.Consume] for a coldboot event
+// An EventError describes a malformed or inconsistent [Event].
-// with action other than the expected [uevent.KOBJ_ADD].
+type EventError struct {
-type UnexpectedColdbootError Event
+	Kind int     `json:"fault"`
-
+	E    Event   `json:"event"`
-func (e UnexpectedColdbootError) Error() string {
+	O    *Object `json:"object,omitempty"`
-	return "unexpected " + e.Action.String() + " coldboot event"
 }
 
-// DuplicateAddError is reported by [State.Consume] for a [uevent.KOBJ_ADD]
+var _ report.RepresentableError = EventError{}
-// event on a still-existing entry that was not the result of a coldboot.
-type DuplicateAddError Event
 
-func (e DuplicateAddError) Error() string {
+func (EventError) Representable() {}
-	return "duplicate add event on devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath)
-}
 
-// TargetError is reported by [State.Consume] for an event on a nonexistent
+const (
-// entry. This is generally only possible before coldboot completes.
+	// EUnexpectedColdboot is reported for a coldboot event with action other
-type TargetError Event
+	// than the expected [uevent.KOBJ_ADD].
+	EUnexpectedColdboot = iota
+	// EDuplicateAdd is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_ADD] event on a
+	// still-existing entry that was not the result of a coldboot.
+	EDuplicateAdd
+	// EBadTarget is reported for an event on a nonexistent [Object]. This is
+	// generally only possible before coldboot completes.
+	EBadTarget
+	// ERemoveState is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_REMOVE] event targeting an
+	// entry in a state other than [StateColdboot] and [StateNew].
+	ERemoveState
+	// EUnexpectedOffline is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE] or
+	// [uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE] event targeting an already offline or online object.
+	EUnexpectedOffline
+	// EBindState is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_BIND] event targeting an entry
+	// in a state other than [StateColdboot] and [StateNew].
+	EBindState
+	// EUnbindState is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND] event targeting an
+	// entry in a state other than [StateBound].
+	EUnbindState
+	// EMalformedMove is reported for a [uevent.KOBJ_MOVE] event missing the
+	// DEVPATH_OLD environment variable.
+	EMalformedMove
+)
 
-func (e TargetError) Error() string {
+func (e EventError) Error() string {
-	return "unexpected " + e.Action.String() +
+	switch e.Kind {
-		" event on devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath)
+	case EUnexpectedColdboot:
-}
+		return "unexpected " + e.E.Action.String() + " coldboot event"
+	case EDuplicateAdd:
+		return "duplicate add event on devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath)
+	case EBadTarget:
+		return "unexpected " + e.E.Action.String() + " event on devpath " +
+			strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath)
+	case ERemoveState:
+		if e.O == nil {
+			return "invalid remove event error"
+		}
+		return "remove event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath) +
+			" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.O.State)
+	case EUnexpectedOffline:
+		if e.O == nil {
+			return "invalid unexpected offline error"
+		}
+		if e.O.Offline {
+			return "offline event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath)
+		}
+		return "online event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath)
+	case EBindState:
+		if e.O == nil {
+			return "invalid bind state error"
+		}
+		return "bind event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath) +
+			" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.O.State)
+	case EUnbindState:
+		if e.O == nil {
+			return "invalid unbind state error"
+		}
+		return "unbind event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath) +
+			" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.O.State)
+	case EMalformedMove:
+		return "move event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.E.DevPath) +
+			" missing DEVPATH_OLD"
 
-// RemoveStateError is reported by [State.Consume] for a [uevent.KOBJ_REMOVE]
+	default:
-// event targeting an entry in a state other than [StateColdboot] and [StateNew].
+		return "invalid event error kind " + strconv.Itoa(e.Kind)
-type RemoveStateError Object
-
-func (e RemoveStateError) Error() string {
-	return "remove event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath) +
-		" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.State)
-}
-
-// BindStateError is reported by [State.Consume] for a [uevent.KOBJ_BIND] event
-// targeting an entry in a state other than [StateColdboot] and [StateNew].
-type BindStateError Object
-
-func (e BindStateError) Error() string {
-	return "bind event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath) +
-		" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.State)
-}
-
-// UnbindStateError is reported by [State.Consume] for a [uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND]
-// event targeting an entry in a state other than [StateBound].
-type UnbindStateError Object
-
-func (e UnbindStateError) Error() string {
-	return "unbind event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath) +
-		" in state " + strconv.Itoa(e.State)
-}
-
-// MalformedMoveError is reported by [State.Consume] for a [uevent.KOBJ_MOVE]
-// event missing the DEVPATH_OLD environment variable.
-type MalformedMoveError Event
-
-func (e MalformedMoveError) Error() string {
-	return "move event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath) +
-		" missing DEVPATH_OLD"
-}
-
-// UnexpectedOfflineError is reported by [State.Consume] for a
-// [uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE] or [uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE] event targeting an already
-// offline or online object.
-type UnexpectedOfflineError Object
-
-func (e UnexpectedOfflineError) Error() string {
-	if e.Offline {
-		return "offline event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath)
 	}
-	return "online event targeting devpath " + strconv.Quote(e.DevPath)
+}
+
+// NewError returns a new [EventError] for e and o.
+func (e *Event) NewError(kind int, o *Object) error {
+	if o != nil {
+		o = o.Clone()
+	}
+	return EventError{kind, e.Clone(), o}
 }
 
 // processEvent merges an event into s.
@@ -274,7 +292,7 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 
 	coldboot := e.Synth != nil
 	if e.Action != uevent.KOBJ_ADD && coldboot {
-		s.reportErr(UnexpectedColdbootError(e.Clone()))
+		s.reportErr(e.NewError(EUnexpectedColdboot, nil))
 		return
 	}
 
@@ -282,7 +300,7 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_ADD:
 		if e.Synth == nil {
 			if o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]; ok {
-				s.reportErr(DuplicateAddError(e.Clone()))
+				s.reportErr(e.NewError(EDuplicateAdd, o))
 				o.merge(e.Env)
 				s.dispatchIter(o)
 				return
@@ -299,10 +317,10 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 
 	case uevent.KOBJ_REMOVE:
 		if o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]; !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			return
 		} else if o.State != StateColdboot && o.State != StateNew {
-			s.reportErr(RemoveStateError(o.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(ERemoveState, o))
 		}
 		delete(s.uevent, e.DevPath)
 		return
@@ -310,7 +328,7 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_CHANGE:
 		o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]
 		if !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// this suffers from the coldboot race window similar to KOBJ_MOVE,
 			// however this action combines driver-specific and change-specific
 			// environment variables and combines them with environment
@@ -333,11 +351,11 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_MOVE:
 		var o *Object
 		if old, ok := e.Env["DEVPATH_OLD"]; !ok {
-			s.reportErr(MalformedMoveError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EMalformedMove, nil))
 			// not reached
 			o = e.makeColdboot()
 		} else if o, ok = s.uevent[old]; !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// this generally happens during coldboot, dropping the event here
 			// may cause inconsistent state if the coldboot event for this
 			// object was generated before the bind event
@@ -356,14 +374,14 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE:
 		o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]
 		if !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// coldboot race window similar to an unexpected KOBJ_MOVE
 			o = e.makeColdboot()
 			s.uevent[e.DevPath] = o
 			o.merge(e.Env)
 		}
 		if !o.Offline {
-			s.reportErr(UnexpectedOfflineError(o.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, o))
 		}
 		o.Offline = false
 		s.dispatchIter(o)
@@ -372,14 +390,14 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE:
 		o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]
 		if !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// coldboot race window similar to an unexpected KOBJ_MOVE
 			o = e.makeColdboot()
 			s.uevent[e.DevPath] = o
 			o.merge(e.Env)
 		}
 		if o.Offline {
-			s.reportErr(UnexpectedOfflineError(o.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, o))
 		}
 		o.Offline = true
 		s.dispatchIter(o)
@@ -388,13 +406,13 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_BIND:
 		o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]
 		if !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// coldboot race window similar to an unexpected KOBJ_MOVE
 			o = e.makeColdboot()
 			s.uevent[e.DevPath] = o
 		}
 		if o.State != StateColdboot && o.State != StateNew {
-			s.reportErr(BindStateError(o.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBindState, o))
 		}
 		o.State = StateBound
 		o.merge(e.Env)
@@ -404,13 +422,13 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	case uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND:
 		o, ok := s.uevent[e.DevPath]
 		if !ok {
-			s.reportErr(TargetError(e.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EBadTarget, nil))
 			// coldboot race window similar to an unexpected KOBJ_MOVE, but does
 			// not result in inconsistent state if dropped
 			return
 		}
 		if o.State != StateBound {
-			s.reportErr(UnbindStateError(o.Clone()))
+			s.reportErr(e.NewError(EUnbindState, o))
 		}
 		o.State = StateNew
 		o.Driver = ""
@@ -423,7 +441,7 @@ func (s *State) processEvent(e *Event) {
 	}
 }
 
-// BadSequenceError is reported by [State.Consume] for an unexpected SEQNUM.
+// BadSequenceError is reported for an unexpected SEQNUM.
 type BadSequenceError struct{ Got, Want uint64 }
 
 func (e BadSequenceError) Error() string {

internal/kobject/kobject_test.go

@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				"SYNTH_UUID=fdfdfdfd-fdfd-fdfd-fdfd-fdfdfdfdfdfd",
 			}},
 		}, map[string]*Object{}, nil, []error{
-			UnexpectedColdbootError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_BIND,
 				DevPath: "\x00",
 				Env:     map[string]string{},
 				Synth:   &coldboot,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EUnexpectedColdboot, nil),
 		}},
 
 		{"sequence", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -85,12 +85,16 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xfd"},
 			},
 		}, nil, []error{
-			DuplicateAddError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_ADD,
 				DevPath:  "\x00",
 				Env:      map[string]string{"V": "\xfd"},
 				Sequence: 2,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EDuplicateAdd, &Object{
+				State:   StateNew,
+				DevPath: "\x00",
+				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff"},
+			}),
 		}},
 
 		{"remove", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -109,16 +113,21 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				"SEQNUM=3",
 			}},
 		}, map[string]*Object{}, nil, []error{
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_REMOVE,
 				DevPath: "\x00",
 				Env:     map[string]string{},
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
-			RemoveStateError{
+			(&Event{
+				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_REMOVE,
+				DevPath:  "\x00",
+				Env:      map[string]string{},
+				Sequence: 3,
+			}).NewError(ERemoveState, &Object{
 				State:   StateBound,
 				DevPath: "\x00",
 				Driver:  "\xfd",
-			},
+			}),
 		}},
 
 		{"change", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -133,14 +142,14 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff"},
 			},
 		}, nil, []error{
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_CHANGE,
 				DevPath:  "\x00",
 				Sequence: 9,
 				Env: map[string]string{
 					"V": "\xff",
 				},
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
 		}},
 
 		{"move", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -157,14 +166,14 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 			"\x0f": {DevPath: "\x0f", Env: map[string]string{"V": "\xfc"}},
 			"\x0e": {DevPath: "\x0e", Env: map[string]string{"V": "\xfd"}},
 		}, nil, []error{
-			MalformedMoveError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_MOVE,
 				DevPath: "\x0f",
 				Env: map[string]string{
 					"V": "\xfc",
 				},
-			},
+			}).NewError(EMalformedMove, nil),
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_MOVE,
 				DevPath: "\x0e",
 				Env: map[string]string{
@@ -172,7 +181,7 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 					"DEVPATH_OLD": "\xff",
 				},
 				Sequence: 1,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
 		}},
 
 		{"offline", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -203,31 +212,43 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xf0"},
 			},
 		}, nil, []error{
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE,
 				DevPath: "\xfd",
 				Env: map[string]string{
 					"V": "\xff",
 				},
 				Sequence: 9,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
-			UnexpectedOfflineError{
+			(&Event{
+				Action:  uevent.KOBJ_ONLINE,
 				DevPath: "\xfd",
 				Env: map[string]string{
 					"V": "\xff",
 				},
-			},
+				Sequence: 9,
-			UnexpectedOfflineError{
+			}).NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, &Object{
+				DevPath: "\xfd",
+				Env: map[string]string{
+					"V": "\xff",
+				},
+			}),
+			(&Event{
+				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE,
+				DevPath:  "\xfd",
+				Env:      map[string]string{},
+				Sequence: 11,
+			}).NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, &Object{
 				Offline: true,
 				DevPath: "\xfd",
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff"},
-			},
+			}),
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_OFFLINE,
 				DevPath:  "\xfc",
 				Env:      map[string]string{"V": "\xf0"},
 				Sequence: 12,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
 		}},
 
 		{"bind", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -272,22 +293,32 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 					"V": "\xf0",
 				},
 			}}, nil, []error{
-			UnbindStateError{
+			(&Event{
+				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND,
+				DevPath:  "\x00",
+				Env:      map[string]string{"_V": "\xfd"},
+				Sequence: 2,
+			}).NewError(EUnbindState, &Object{
 				State:   StateNew,
 				DevPath: "\x00",
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff"},
-			},
+			}),
-			BindStateError{
+			(&Event{
+				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_BIND,
+				DevPath:  "\x00",
+				Env:      map[string]string{"___V": "\xfb"},
+				Sequence: 4,
+			}).NewError(EBindState, &Object{
 				State:   StateBound,
 				DevPath: "\x00",
 				Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff", "__V": "\xfc"},
-			},
+			}),
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_BIND,
 				DevPath:  "\f",
 				Env:      map[string]string{"V": "\xf0", "DRIVER": "\x01"},
 				Sequence: 5,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
 		}},
 
 		{"unbind", []*uevent.Message{
@@ -295,12 +326,12 @@ func TestConsume(t *testing.T) {
 				"SEQNUM=9",
 			}},
 		}, map[string]*Object{}, nil, []error{
-			TargetError{
+			(&Event{
 				Action:   uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND,
 				DevPath:  "\xfd",
 				Env:      map[string]string{},
 				Sequence: 9,
-			},
+			}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
 		}},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
@@ -375,7 +406,7 @@ func TestIter(t *testing.T) {
 		var done bool
 		wg.Go(func() {
 			s.Range(ctx, func(o *Object) bool {
-				got = append(got, new(o.Clone()))
+				got = append(got, o.Clone())
 				return !done
 			})
 		})
@@ -435,46 +466,75 @@ func TestErrors(t *testing.T) {
 			Want: 0xbabe,
 		}, "SEQNUM=51966, want 47806"},
 
-		{"UnexpectedColdbootError", UnexpectedColdbootError{
+		{"EUnexpectedColdboot", (&Event{
 			Action: 0xbeef,
-		}, "unexpected unsupported kobject_action 48879 coldboot event"},
+		}).NewError(EUnexpectedColdboot, nil),
+			"unexpected unsupported kobject_action 48879 coldboot event"},
 
-		{"DuplicateAddError", DuplicateAddError{
+		{"EDuplicateAdd", (&Event{
 			Action:  uevent.KOBJ_ADD,
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `duplicate add event on devpath "\x00"`},
+		}).NewError(EDuplicateAdd, nil),
+			`duplicate add event on devpath "\x00"`},
 
-		{"TargetError", TargetError{
+		{"EBadTarget", (&Event{
 			Action:  uevent.KOBJ_UNBIND,
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `unexpected unbind event on devpath "\x00"`},
+		}).NewError(EBadTarget, nil),
+			`unexpected unbind event on devpath "\x00"`},
 
-		{"RemoveStateError", RemoveStateError{
+		{"ERemoveState", (&Event{
-			State:   StateBound,
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `remove event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 2`},
+		}).NewError(ERemoveState, &Object{
+			State: StateBound,
+		}), `remove event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 2`},
+		{"ERemoveState invalid", (&Event{
+			DevPath: "\x00",
+		}).NewError(ERemoveState, nil),
+			"invalid remove event error"},
 
-		{"BindStateError", BindStateError{
+		{"EBindState", (&Event{
-			State:   StateBound,
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `bind event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 2`},
+		}).NewError(EBindState, &Object{
+			State: StateBound,
+		}), `bind event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 2`},
+		{"EBindState invalid", (&Event{
+			DevPath: "\x00",
+		}).NewError(EBindState, nil),
+			"invalid bind state error"},
 
-		{"UnbindStateError", UnbindStateError{
+		{"EUnbindState", (&Event{
-			State:   StateNew,
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `unbind event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 1`},
+		}).NewError(EUnbindState, &Object{
+			State: StateNew,
+		}), `unbind event targeting devpath "\x00" in state 1`},
+		{"EUnbindState invalid", (&Event{
+			DevPath: "\x00",
+		}).NewError(EUnbindState, nil),
+			"invalid unbind state error"},
 
-		{"MalformedMoveError", MalformedMoveError{
+		{"EMalformedMove", (&Event{
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `move event targeting devpath "\x00" missing DEVPATH_OLD`},
+		}).NewError(EMalformedMove, nil),
+			`move event targeting devpath "\x00" missing DEVPATH_OLD`},
 
-		{"UnexpectedOfflineError", UnexpectedOfflineError{
+		{"EUnexpectedOffline", (&Event{
 			DevPath: "\x00",
-		}, `online event targeting devpath "\x00"`},
+		}).NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, &Object{
-		{"UnexpectedOfflineError offline", UnexpectedOfflineError{
+			Offline: false,
+		}), `online event targeting devpath "\x00"`},
+		{"EUnexpectedOffline offline", (&Event{
 			DevPath: "\x00",
+		}).NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, &Object{
 			Offline: true,
-		}, `offline event targeting devpath "\x00"`},
+		}), `offline event targeting devpath "\x00"`},
+		{"EUnexpectedOffline invalid", (&Event{
+			DevPath: "\x00",
+		}).NewError(EUnexpectedOffline, nil),
+			"invalid unexpected offline error"},
+
+		{"EventError invalid", &EventError{Kind: 0xbad},
+			"invalid event error kind 2989"},
 	}
 	for _, tc := range testCases {
 		t.Run(tc.name, func(t *testing.T) {
@@ -1648,13 +1708,13 @@ func TestConsumeSample(t *testing.T) {
 			delete(want, "/devices/virtual/net/lo")
 			o.DevPath = "/devices/virtual/net/_lo"
 			o.Env["INTERFACE"] = "_lo"
-			want["/devices/virtual/net/_lo"] = &o
+			want["/devices/virtual/net/_lo"] = o
 		}, nil},
 
 		{"cpu", testdata02, func(want map[string]*Object) {
 			o := want["/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck0"].Clone()
 			o.State = StateNew
-			want["/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck0"] = &o
+			want["/devices/system/machinecheck/machinecheck0"] = o
 		}, nil},
 
 		{"loop", testdata03, func(want map[string]*Object) {

internal/report/report_test.go

@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@ import (
 	"unsafe"
 
 	"hakurei.app/check"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/kobject"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/report"
 	"hakurei.app/internal/stub"
+	"hakurei.app/internal/uevent"
 )
 
 type representableUE struct{ stub.UniqueError }
@@ -38,10 +40,25 @@ func TestDispatch(t *testing.T) {
 				Message:  "rejecting coldboot loop",
 				Err:      stub.UniqueError(0xcafe),
 			},
-		}, true, []string{
+			{
-			`{"kind":"fatal","message":"rejecting coldboot loop","error":"unique error 51966 injected by the test suite"}
+				Severity: report.Inconsistent,
-`,
+				Message:  "processed inconsistent uevent",
-		}, "dispatch: rejecting coldboot loop: unique error 51966 injected by the test suite\n", nil},
+				Err: (&kobject.Event{
+					Action:   uevent.KOBJ_ADD,
+					DevPath:  "\x00",
+					Env:      map[string]string{"V": "\xfd"},
+					Sequence: 2,
+				}).NewError(kobject.EDuplicateAdd, &kobject.Object{
+					State:   kobject.StateNew,
+					DevPath: "\x00",
+					Env:     map[string]string{"V": "\xff"},
+				}),
+			},
+		}, true, []string{`{"kind":"fatal","message":"rejecting coldboot loop","error":"unique error 51966 injected by the test suite"}
+`, `{"kind":"inconsistent","message":"processed inconsistent uevent","error":{"fault":1,"event":{"action":"add","devpath":"\u0000","env":{"V":"\ufffd"},"seqnum":2,"subsystem":""},"object":{"state":1,"devpath":"\u0000","subsystem":"","env":{"V":"\ufffd"}}}}
+`}, `dispatch: rejecting coldboot loop: unique error 51966 injected by the test suite
+dispatch: processed inconsistent uevent: duplicate add event on devpath "\x00"
+`, nil},
 
 		{"strict", report.DStrict, []report.Error{
 			{