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

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Date:   Sat, 29 May 2021 10:52:44 +0300
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andy.shevchenko@...il.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Jonathan Cameron <jic23@...nel.org>,
        Nathan Chancellor <nathan@...nel.org>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...nel.org>,
        Nick Desaulniers <ndesaulniers@...gle.com>,
        Maxime Roussin-Bélanger 
        <maxime.roussinbelanger@...il.com>,
        Jean-Francois Dagenais <jeff.dagenais@...il.com>,
        Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Lars-Peter Clausen <lars@...afoo.de>,
        Alexandru Ardelean <alexandru.ardelean@...log.com>,
        "linux-iio@...r.kernel.org" <linux-iio@...r.kernel.org>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] iio: si1133: fix format string warnings

On Sat, May 29, 2021 at 12:35 AM Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
> On Sat, 2021-05-29 at 00:16 +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Saturday, May 29, 2021, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:

...

> > > > > Likely these should be 0x%02x
> > > >
> > > > What’s the difference (except printing 0)?
> > >
> > > (assuming the argument is unsigned char/u8)
> > >
> > > %#02x will always emit more than the specified length (3 or 4 chars)
> > > values < 16 are 0x<hexdigit>, values >= 16 are 0x<hexdigit><hexdigit>
> >
> > 0 will be 0, btw.
>
> Hey Andy.  Right.
>
> > > 0x%02x will always emit 4 chars
> >
> > *Minimum* or at least 4 characters. There is an upper limit of sizeof(int)
> > * 2 + 2.
>
> I did write assuming the argument is unsigned char/u8.
> For the general unsigned int arg case, you are of course correct.

Signed char also.  Basically for all signed types and unsigned int cases.

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko