linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] drm: Use vsnprintf extension %ph

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Date:   Sat, 10 Jun 2017 19:12:28 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Daniel Vetter <daniel.vetter@...el.com>,
        Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@...ux.intel.com>,
        Sean Paul <seanpaul@...omium.org>,
        David Airlie <airlied@...ux.ie>,
        dri-devel@...ts.freedesktop.org,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] drm: Use vsnprintf extension %ph

On Wed, May 31, 2017 at 2:35 AM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> Using the extension saves a bit of code.

> +               seq_printf(m, "faux/mst: %*ph\n", 2, buf);

> +               seq_printf(m, "mst ctrl: %*ph\n", 1, buf);

> +               seq_printf(m, "branch oui: %*phN devid: ", 3, buf);

All above may use shorter form, i.e.
"..., "%Xph", buf);", where X is a constant written explicitly inplace.

> +               seq_printf(m, " revision: hw: %x.%x sw: %x.%x\n",
> +                          buf[0x9] >> 4, buf[0x9] & 0xf, buf[0xa], buf[0xb]);

Matter of taste, though buf[9], buf[10], buf[11] looks better to me :-)

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko