linux-kernel - [PATCH V11 1/5] docs: correct documentation for %pK

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Date:   Wed, 29 Nov 2017 13:05:01 +1100
From:   "Tobin C. Harding" <me@...in.cc>
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Subject: [PATCH V11 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 | 3 +--
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
index 361789df51ec..71b62db7eca2 100644
--- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ Examples::
 	printk("Faulted at %pS\n", (void *)regs->ip);
 	printk(" %s%pB\n", (reliable ? "" : "? "), (void *)*stack);
 
-
 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