linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v4 01/12] vsprintf: factorize "(null)" string

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Message-ID: <b8bf37780911100633t15be84b1m906e0d30a1269c68@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:33:13 -0200
From:	André Goddard Rosa <andre.goddard@...il.com>
To:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v4 01/12] vsprintf: factorize "(null)" string

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 1:28 AM, Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au> wrote:
> Hi Andre,
>
> Consistently using <NULL> or (null) makes sense.  But I'm really missing your argument: is there some reason
> why normal string merging won't work?
>

Hi, Rusty!

    I agree that it works fine as well; the factorization only makes
explicit the fact that's a constant string, that's all.

Thank you,
André
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