linux-kernel - Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [resend][PATCHv2] staging: batman-adv: remove useless addr_to

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Date:	Wed, 20 Oct 2010 22:51:15 +0200
From:	Sven Eckelmann <sven.eckelmann@....de>
To:	The list for a Better Approach To Mobile Ad-hoc
	 Networking <b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org>
Cc:	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@...oo.de>,
	Simon Wunderlich <siwu@....tu-chemnitz.de>
Subject: Re: [B.A.T.M.A.N.] [resend][PATCHv2] staging: batman-adv: remove
 useless addr_to_string()

On Wed, Oct 20, 2010 at 06:47:44PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> Since all *printf() methods in the kernel understand '%pM' modifier the
> conversion to the string is useless beforehand.
> 
> Additionally this patch decreases batman_if structure by 20 bytes.

Thanks for your patch. I have problems with compiling due to other patches in
the queue. I will fix that and recommend it as patch for 2.6.38.

Best regards,
	Sven

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