diff --git a/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.c b/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.c
index 49673fe..78238ff 100644
--- a/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.c
+++ b/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.c
@@ -1073,36 +1073,12 @@
 
 static void print_cil(const struct gsm0808_cell_id_list2 *cil)
 {
-	unsigned int i;
-	if (!cil) {
-		printf("     cell_id_list == NULL\n");
-		return;
-	}
-	switch (cil->id_discr) {
-	case CELL_IDENT_WHOLE_GLOBAL:
-		printf("     cell_id_list cgi[%u] = {\n", cil->id_list_len);
-		for (i = 0; i < cil->id_list_len; i++)
-			printf("       %2d: %s\n", i, osmo_cgi_name(&cil->id_list[i].global));
-		printf("     }\n");
-		break;
-	case CELL_IDENT_LAC:
-		printf("     cell_id_list lac[%u] = {\n", cil->id_list_len);
-		for (i = 0; i < cil->id_list_len; i++)
-			printf("      %2d: %u\n", i, cil->id_list[i].lac);
-		printf("     }\n");
-		break;
-	case CELL_IDENT_BSS:
-		printf("     cell_id_list bss[%u]\n", cil->id_list_len);
-		break;
-	case CELL_IDENT_NO_CELL:
-		printf("     cell_id_list no_cell[%u]\n", cil->id_list_len);
-		break;
-	default:
-		printf("     Unimplemented id_disc\n");
-	}
+	printf("     cell_id_list == %s\n", gsm0808_cell_id_list_name(cil));
 }
 
 void test_cell_id_list_add() {
+	size_t zu;
+
 	const struct gsm0808_cell_id_list2 cgi1 = {
 		.id_discr = CELL_IDENT_WHOLE_GLOBAL,
 		.id_list_len = 1,
@@ -1220,7 +1196,7 @@
 
 #define ADD_QUIET(other_cil, expect_rc) do { \
 		int rc = gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &other_cil); \
-		printf("\ngsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &" #other_cil ") --> rc = %d\n", rc); \
+		printf("gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &" #other_cil ") --> rc = %d\n", rc); \
 		OSMO_ASSERT(rc == expect_rc); \
 	} while(0)
 
@@ -1233,13 +1209,13 @@
 	ADD(cil, 0);
 	ADD(cgi1, -EINVAL);
 
-	printf("\ncan't add to BSS list\n");
+	printf("* can't add to BSS list\n");
 	cil.id_list_len = 0;
 	cil.id_discr = CELL_IDENT_BSS;
 	print_cil(&cil);
 	ADD(lac1, -EINVAL);
 
-	printf("\nother types (including NO_CELL) take on new type iff empty\n");
+	printf("* other types (including NO_CELL) take on new type iff empty\n");
 	cil.id_list_len = 0;
 	cil.id_discr = CELL_IDENT_NO_CELL;
 	print_cil(&cil);
@@ -1248,15 +1224,34 @@
 	ADD(cgi2, 2);
 	ADD(cgi2, 0);
 
+	printf("* test gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf()'s return val\n");
+	zu = strlen(gsm0808_cell_id_list_name(&cil));
+	printf("  strlen(gsm0808_cell_id_list_name(cil)) == %zu\n", zu);
+	zu ++;
+	while (1) {
+		char buf[128] = "?";
+		int rc;
+		OSMO_ASSERT(zu < sizeof(buf));
+		buf[zu] = '#';
+		rc = gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, zu, &cil);
+		printf("  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, %zu, cil)) == %d \"%s\"\n",
+		       zu, rc, buf);
+		OSMO_ASSERT(buf[zu] == '#');
+		if (!zu)
+			break;
+		zu /= 2;
+	}
+
+	printf("* list-full behavior\n");
 	cil.id_list_len = GSM0808_CELL_ID_LIST2_MAXLEN - 1;
-	printf("\ncil.id_list_len = %u", cil.id_list_len);
+	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u\n", cil.id_list_len);
 	ADD_QUIET(cgi2a, 1);
 	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u\n", cil.id_list_len);
 
 	cil.id_list_len = GSM0808_CELL_ID_LIST2_MAXLEN - 1;
-	printf("\ncil.id_list_len = %u", cil.id_list_len);
+	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u\n", cil.id_list_len);
 	ADD_QUIET(cgi3, -ENOSPC);
-	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u", cil.id_list_len);
+	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u\n", cil.id_list_len);
 	ADD_QUIET(cgi2a, -ENOSPC);
 	printf("cil.id_list_len = %u\n", cil.id_list_len);
 
diff --git a/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.ok b/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.ok
index 34d7ebf..6cd7982 100644
--- a/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.ok
+++ b/tests/gsm0808/gsm0808_test.ok
@@ -21,84 +21,46 @@
 Testing prepend DTAP
 test_gsm0808_enc_dec_cell_id_list_lac: encoded: 1a 07 05 01 24 ab cd 56 78 (rc = 9)
 ------- test_cell_id_list_add
-     cell_id_list cgi[0] = {
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == CGI[0]:{}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &lac1) --> rc = 1
-     cell_id_list lac[1] = {
-       0: 123
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[1]:{123}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &lac1) --> rc = 0
-     cell_id_list lac[1] = {
-       0: 123
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[1]:{123}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &lac2) --> rc = 2
-     cell_id_list lac[3] = {
-       0: 123
-       1: 456
-       2: 789
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[3]:{123, 456, 789}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &lac2) --> rc = 0
-     cell_id_list lac[3] = {
-       0: 123
-       1: 456
-       2: 789
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[3]:{123, 456, 789}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cil) --> rc = 0
-     cell_id_list lac[3] = {
-       0: 123
-       1: 456
-       2: 789
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[3]:{123, 456, 789}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi1) --> rc = -22
-     cell_id_list lac[3] = {
-       0: 123
-       1: 456
-       2: 789
-     }
-
-can't add to BSS list
-     cell_id_list bss[0]
-
+     cell_id_list == LAC[3]:{123, 456, 789}
+* can't add to BSS list
+     cell_id_list == BSS[0]
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &lac1) --> rc = -22
-     cell_id_list bss[0]
-
-other types (including NO_CELL) take on new type iff empty
-     cell_id_list no_cell[0]
-
+     cell_id_list == BSS[0]
+* other types (including NO_CELL) take on new type iff empty
+     cell_id_list == NO-CELL[0]
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi1) --> rc = 1
-     cell_id_list cgi[1] = {
-        0: 001-02-3-4
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == CGI[1]:{001-02-3-4}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi1) --> rc = 0
-     cell_id_list cgi[1] = {
-        0: 001-02-3-4
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == CGI[1]:{001-02-3-4}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi2) --> rc = 2
-     cell_id_list cgi[3] = {
-        0: 001-02-3-4
-        1: 001-002-3-4
-        2: 005-006-7-8
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == CGI[3]:{001-02-3-4, 001-002-3-4, 005-006-7-8}
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi2) --> rc = 0
-     cell_id_list cgi[3] = {
-        0: 001-02-3-4
-        1: 001-002-3-4
-        2: 005-006-7-8
-     }
-
+     cell_id_list == CGI[3]:{001-02-3-4, 001-002-3-4, 005-006-7-8}
+* test gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf()'s return val
+  strlen(gsm0808_cell_id_list_name(cil)) == 45
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 46, cil)) == 45 "CGI[3]:{001-02-3-4, 001-002-3-4, 005-006-7-8}"
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 23, cil)) == 45 "CGI[3]:{001-02-3-4, 00"
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 11, cil)) == 45 "CGI[3]:{00"
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 5, cil)) == 45 "CGI["
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 2, cil)) == 45 "C"
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 1, cil)) == 45 ""
+  gsm0808_cell_id_list_name_buf(buf, 0, cil)) == 45 "#"
+* list-full behavior
 cil.id_list_len = 126
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi2a) --> rc = 1
 cil.id_list_len = 127
-
 cil.id_list_len = 126
 gsm0808_cell_id_list_add(&cil, &cgi3) --> rc = -28
 cil.id_list_len = 127