linux-kernel - [PATCH 1/5] docs: correct documentation for %pK

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Date:   Tue, 28 Nov 2017 10:40:54 +1100
From:   "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
To:     Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
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Subject: [PATCH 1/5] docs: correct documentation for %pK

Current documentation indicates that %pK prints a leading '0x'. This is
not the case.

Correct documentation for printk specifier %pK.

Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@...in.cc>
---
 Documentation/printk-formats.txt | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
index 361789df51ec..b4fe3c5f3b44 100644
--- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ Kernel Pointers
 
 ::
 
-	%pK	0x01234567 or 0x0123456789abcdef
+	%pK	01234567 or 0123456789abcdef
 
 For printing kernel pointers which should be hidden from unprivileged
 users. The behaviour of ``%pK`` depends on the ``kptr_restrict sysctl`` - see
-- 
2.7.4