linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use asprintf instead of malloc plus snprintf

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Message-ID: <20131211221650.GP22695@tassilo.jf.intel.com>
Date:	Wed, 11 Dec 2013 14:16:50 -0800
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...ux.intel.com>
To:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...radead.org>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>,
	David Ahern <dsahern@...il.com>,
	Frederic Weisbecker <fweisbec@...il.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>, Jiri Olsa <jolsa@...hat.com>,
	Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>,
	Namhyung Kim <namhyung@...il.com>,
	Paul Mackerras <paulus@...ba.org>,
	Peter Zijlstra <a.p.zijlstra@...llo.nl>,
	Stephane Eranian <eranian@...gle.com>,
	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/38] perf tools: Use asprintf instead of malloc plus
 snprintf

On Wed, Dec 04, 2013 at 05:06:25PM -0300, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:
> From: Adrian Hunter <adrian.hunter@...el.com>
> 
> The asprintf library function is equivalent to malloc plus snprintf so
> use it because it is simpler.

I used to be very fond of asprintf too, but apparently there are some 
really ancient glibc versions that implement it incorrectly.
I had to remove it from mcelog at some point because of that.

No need to yank it out, but just to let you know.

-Andi
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