linux-kernel - Re: [RFC][PATCH] printk: Add %pb to print bitmaps

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Date:	Thu, 10 May 2012 09:45:22 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
To:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Igor Mammedov <imammedo@...hat.com>,
	Jiang Liu <liuj97@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	pjt@...gle.com, tglx@...utronix.de, seto.hidetoshi@...fujitsu.com,
	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC][PATCH] printk: Add %pb to print bitmaps


* Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org> wrote:

> > So perhaps it would be better to avoid consuming `b' for 
> > bitmaps?
> 
> With %.*pb not actually working I could use %pC to mean a 
> cpumask and skip the generic bitmap stuff.

I'd suggest to try that, all the objections came from trying to 
support variable size bitmaps. Lets just solve the scheduler 
bitmask problem and let others worry about the generic case?

You are trying to be too nice ;-)

Thanks,

	Ingo
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