linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] vsprintf: drop comment claiming %n is ignored

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Date:	Wed, 11 Sep 2013 13:28:32 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>,
	George Spelvin <linux@...izon.com>,
	Jiri Kosina <jkosina@...e.cz>, Jan Beulich <jbeulich@...e.com>,
	Eldad Zack <eldad@...refinery.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] vsprintf: drop comment claiming %n is ignored

On Wed, 2013-09-11 at 13:18 -0700, Kees Cook wrote:
> I think Dan's idea of a WARN_ON_ONCE() here is a good idea to help
> anyone accidentally trying to use it.

Maybe WARN_ONCE so it's easier to emit the format too.


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