linux-kernel - Re: sscanf: implement basic character sets

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Message-ID: <20160405172526.GB10567@packer-debian-8-amd64.digitalocean.com>
Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2016 13:25:27 -0400
From:	Jessica Yu <jeyu@...hat.com>
To:	Shahbaz Youssefi <shabbyx@...il.com>
Cc:	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sscanf: implement basic character sets

+++ Shahbaz Youssefi [05/04/16 10:32 -0400]:
>Note: CC me
>
>I just read on lwn about the implementation of `%[` in sscanf. Just
>wanted to point out my implementation (which supports `]` ranges (`-`)
>and negation (`^`)) and let you know that you are free to take
>code/inspiration from it:
>
>https://github.com/ShabbyX/kio/blob/master/src/scanf.c#L398

Thanks Shahbaz, this is helpful. You are of course welcome to
submit a patch adding ranges and other missing features to the
kernel sscanf() as well, if that's something you're interested in
doing.

Jessica