linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] perf: Remove newline character from perror() argument

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Message-ID: <20100828155251.GP2973@ghostprotocols.net>
Date:	Sat, 28 Aug 2010 12:52:51 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...stprotocols.net>
To:	Matt Fleming <matt@...sole-pimps.org>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Tom Zanussi <tzanussi@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] perf: Remove newline character from perror() argument

Em Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 04:46:19PM +0100, Matt Fleming escreveu:
> If we include a newline character in the string argument to perror()
> then the output will be split across two lines like so,
> 
>     Unable to read perf file descriptor
>     : No space left on device
> 
> Deleting the newline character prints a much more readable error,
> 
>     Unable to read perf file descriptor: No space left on device

Thanks, applying.

- Arnaldo
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