linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field

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Date:	Fri, 04 Dec 2015 10:02:20 +0100
From:	Rasmus Villemoes <linux@...musvillemoes.dk>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Kees Cook <keescook@...omium.org>,
	Martin Kletzander <mkletzan@...hat.com>,
	Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>,
	Maurizio Lombardi <mlombard@...hat.com>,
	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 04/14] lib/vsprintf.c: expand field_width to 24 bits

On Fri, Dec 04 2015, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org> wrote:

> On Thu, 03 Dec 2015 23:28:58 +0200 Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com> wrote:
>
>> I like most of the stuff here, though, Joe, can we avoid open-coded
>> BUILD_BUG_ON()?
>
> Well we could just do
>
[snip]
>
> Which is better than open-coding it, IMO.

I'd really prefer to have the assertion near the type definition (which
is why I did it that way), but if this is what it takes to get this
patch in, fine by me.

Rasmus
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