linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 01/24] inet_net_pton.3: Use 'PRIx32' rather than "%x" when printing 'uint32

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Date:   Fri, 11 Sep 2020 11:31:14 +0200
From:   "Michael Kerrisk (man-pages)" <mtk.manpages@...il.com>
To:     Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@...il.com>
Cc:     mtk.manpages@...il.com, linux-man@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 01/24] inet_net_pton.3: Use 'PRIx32' rather than "%x" when
 printing 'uint32_t' values

Hi Alex,

On 9/10/20 11:13 PM, Alejandro Colomar wrote:
> Signed-off-by: Alejandro Colomar <colomar.6.4.3@...il.com>
> ---
>  man3/inet_net_pton.3 | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/man3/inet_net_pton.3 b/man3/inet_net_pton.3
> index 00f94b9d4..d74a33d74 100644
> --- a/man3/inet_net_pton.3
> +++ b/man3/inet_net_pton.3
> @@ -332,6 +332,7 @@ Raw address:              c1a80180
>  /* Link with "\-lresolv" */
>  
>  #include <arpa/inet.h>
> +#include <inttypes.h>
>  #include <stdio.h>
>  #include <stdlib.h>
>  
> @@ -381,7 +382,7 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
>         may not have been touched by inet_net_ntop(), and so will still
>         have any initial value that was specified in argv[2]. */
>  
> -    printf("Raw address:              %x\en", htonl(addr.s_addr));
> +    printf("Raw address:              %"PRIx32"\en", htonl(addr.s_addr));
>  
>      exit(EXIT_SUCCESS);
>  }

So, I'm in a little bit of doubt about patches 01 and 02. Does 
this really win us anything? On the one hand, %"PRIx32" is more
difficult to read than %x. On the other, does it win us anything
in terms of portability? At first glance, the answers seems to me 
to be "no". Your thoughts?

Thanks,

Michael


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