linux-kernel - [PATCH] vsprintf: drop comment claiming %n is ignored

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Date:	Wed, 11 Sep 2013 12:30:40 -0700
From:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>,
	Eldad Zack <eldad@...refinery.com>
Subject: [PATCH] vsprintf: drop comment claiming %n is ignored

The %n format is not ignored, so remove the incorrect comment about it.

Signed-off-by: Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
---
 lib/vsprintf.c |    1 -
 1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 26559bd..d25d1f8 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1576,7 +1576,6 @@ qualifier:
  *   case.
  * %*ph[CDN] a variable-length hex string with a separator (supports up to 64
  *           bytes of the input)
- * %n is ignored
  *
  * ** Please update Documentation/printk-formats.txt when making changes **
  *
-- 
1.7.9.5


-- 
Kees Cook
Chrome OS Security
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