linux-kernel - Re: [PATCHSET] printk: implement printk_header() and merging printk, take #3

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Date:	Sat, 16 Feb 2008 09:13:49 -0500
From:	Mark Lord <liml@....ca>
To:	Tejun Heo <htejun@...il.com>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, jeff@...zik.org,
	linux-ide@...r.kernel.org, jengelh@...putergmbh.de, matthew@....cx,
	randy.dunlap@...cle.com, daniel.ritz-ml@...ssonline.ch,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCHSET] printk: implement printk_header() and merging printk,
 take #3

Tejun Heo wrote:
> Andrew Morton wrote:
>>> So, I guess it's NACK w/o suggested alternatives, right?
>> I wouldn't nack without good reasons, and I have none here.  I don't have
>> very strong opinions either way.
> 
> I was just wondering whether I should just go with snprintf dancing in
> eh_link_report, which does make sense if not many need merging printk.
..

Any chance you could poke through snprintf() and look for the off-by-one bug
on the return result?  (I think it happens when "n" is exceeded).

:)
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