linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] iio: si1133: fix format string warnings

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Message-ID: <7afc367b-8103-9d48-1bfe-d505d86553b9@kernel.org>
Date:   Fri, 14 May 2021 10:45:02 -0700
From:   Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>
To:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Maxime Roussin-Bélanger 
        <maxime.roussinbelanger@...il.com>,
        Jean-Francois Dagenais <jeff.dagenais@...il.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>,
        linux-iio@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        clang-built-linux@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: si1133: fix format string warnings

On 5/14/2021 6:59 AM, Arnd Bergmann wrote:
> From: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>
> 
> clang complains about multiple instances of printing an integer
> using the %hhx format string:
> 
> drivers/iio/light/si1133.c:982:4: error: format specifies type 'unsigned char' but the argument has type 'unsigned int' [-Werror,-Wformat]
>                   part_id, rev_id, mfr_id);
>                   ^~~~~~~
> 
> Print them as a normal integer instead, leaving the "#02"
> length modifier.
> 
> Fixes: e01e7eaf37d8 ("iio: light: introduce si1133")
> Signed-off-by: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>

Indeed, use of %hx and %hhx have been discouraged since commit 
cbacb5ab0aa0 ("docs: printk-formats: Stop encouraging use of unnecessary 
%h[xudi] and %hh[xudi]").

Reviewed-by: Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>

> ---
>   drivers/iio/light/si1133.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c b/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
> index c280b4195003..fd302480262b 100644
> --- a/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
> +++ b/drivers/iio/light/si1133.c
> @@ -978,11 +978,11 @@ static int si1133_validate_ids(struct iio_dev *iio_dev)
>   		return err;
>   
>   	dev_info(&iio_dev->dev,
> -		 "Device ID part %#02hhx rev %#02hhx mfr %#02hhx\n",
> +		 "Device ID part %#02x rev %#02x mfr %#02x\n",
>   		 part_id, rev_id, mfr_id);
>   	if (part_id != SI1133_PART_ID) {
>   		dev_err(&iio_dev->dev,
> -			"Part ID mismatch got %#02hhx, expected %#02x\n",
> +			"Part ID mismatch got %#02x, expected %#02x\n",
>   			part_id, SI1133_PART_ID);
>   		return -ENODEV;
>   	}
>