linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/5] staging/vchi: Fix build warnings when formatting pointers on aarch64.

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Date:   Mon, 17 Oct 2016 22:28:34 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Eric Anholt <eric@...olt.net>
Cc:     linux-rpi-kernel@...ts.infradead.org,
        linux-arm-kernel@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Stephen Warren <swarren@...dotorg.org>,
        Lee Jones <lee@...nel.org>,
        bcm-kernel-feedback-list@...adcom.com,
        Dom Cobley <popcornmix@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/5] staging/vchi: Fix build warnings when formatting
 pointers on aarch64.

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 12:44:03PM -0700, Eric Anholt wrote:
> The code was generally using "%x" to print and "(unsigned int)" to
> cast the pointers, but we have %p for printing pointers in the same
> format without any broken casts.

I already did this work, it's all checked into my tree, and is in
linux-next now.  You were cc:ed on the patches as well.

Also, please use "%pK" for kernel pointers, you never want to print an
address to userspace unless debugging is enabled, as it is a security
leak.

thanks,

greg k-h