linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/5] ftrace: simple clean ups

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Date:	Fri, 18 Apr 2008 23:09:38 -0400 (EDT)
From:	Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, mingo@...e.hu, peterz@...radead.org,
	sandmann@...hat.com, pq@....fi, srostedt@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/5] ftrace: simple clean ups


On Fri, 18 Apr 2008, Andrew Morton wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Apr 2008 16:05:39 -0400
> Steven Rostedt <rostedt@...dmis.org> wrote:
>
> > -	r = snprintf(buf, 64, "%ld\n",
> > +	r = snprintf(buf, sizeof(buf), "%ld\n",
>
> If you use scnprintf here

Cool, I didn't know of that function.

>
> >  		     *ptr == (unsigned long)-1 ? -1 : nsecs_to_usecs(*ptr));
> > -	if (r > 64)
> > -		r = 64;
> > +	if (r > sizeof(buf))
> > +		r = sizeof(buf);
>
> This becomes a cant-happen (I think).

Yep it does. New patch on the way.

Thanks,

-- Steve

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