linux-kernel - Re: linux-next: Tree for April 10 (arch/x86)

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Date:	Mon, 14 Apr 2008 04:43:20 -0400
From:	Jakub Jelinek <jakub@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>,
	mingo <mingo@...hat.com>, tglx <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	linux-next@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: linux-next: Tree for April 10 (arch/x86)

On Mon, Apr 14, 2008 at 10:34:40AM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> ... but reality called in and gcc added printf format checks as a gcc 
> extension and even modifies the code to make it safe when the user gets 
> it "wrong".

GCC format string checking is only about warnings, GCC never modifies
the arguments passed to make them match the format string conversions.

	Jakub
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