linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ppp: mppe: Use vsnprintf extension %phN

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Date:   Tue, 06 Jun 2017 15:16:47 -0400 (EDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     joe@...ches.com
Cc:     paulus@...ba.org, linux-ppp@...r.kernel.org,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ppp: mppe: Use vsnprintf extension %phN

From: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Date: Mon,  5 Jun 2017 05:22:50 -0700

> Using this extension reduces the object size.
> 
> $ size drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.o*
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>    5683	    216	      8	   5907	   1713	drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.o.new
>    5808	    216	      8	   6032	   1790	drivers/net/ppp/ppp_mppe.o.old
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>

Applied to net-next, thanks Joe.