linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] printk: Let %pR handle NULL pointers

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Date:	Sun, 04 Jan 2009 08:53:34 +1100
From:	Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@...nel.crashing.org>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Trent Piepho <xyzzy@...akeasy.org>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] printk: Let %pR handle NULL pointers

On Sat, 2009-01-03 at 09:10 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 3 Jan 2009, Trent Piepho wrote:
> >
> > Have %pR print "[NULL]" for the resource range when passed a NULL pointer.
> 
> Wouldn't it be much nicer to just do it for _all_ pointer types?
> 
> IOW, a patch more like the appended.

Agreed.

Cheers,
Ben.

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