linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 03/11] arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c: formatting of pointers in printk()

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Message-ID: <20100726140417.GA12084@linux-mips.org>
Date:	Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:04:17 +0100
From:	Ralf Baechle <ralf@...ux-mips.org>
To:	Kulikov Vasiliy <segooon@...il.com>
Cc:	kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, Chris Dearman <chris@...s.com>,
	"Robert P. J. Day" <rpjday@...shcourse.ca>,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	André Goddard Rosa <andre.goddard@...il.com>,
	linux-mips@...ux-mips.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 03/11] arch/mips/kernel/smtc.c: formatting of pointers in
 printk()

On Wed, Jul 14, 2010 at 10:01:42PM +0400, Kulikov Vasiliy wrote:

> Use %p instead of %08x in printk().

Queued for 2.6.36, thanks!

Yes, %p is prefered here.  But your log message doesn't mention that your
patch also does a functional change, it drops the 0x prefix of the printed
value ...

  Ralf
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