linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 5/5] staging: r8188eu: Use vsprintf extension %phCX to format a copy_to

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Message-ID: <YSildgE0Ul4akIUJ@kroah.com>
Date:   Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:42:30 +0200
From:   Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@...inger.net>,
        Phillip Potter <phil@...lpotter.co.uk>,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/5] staging: r8188eu: Use vsprintf extension %phCX to
 format a copy_to_user string

On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 11:43:05AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> This reduces object size without changing the string content.
> 
> compiled x86-64 defconfig w/ r8188eu and gcc 10.3.0
> 
> $ size drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.o*
>    text	   data	    bss	    dec	    hex	filename
>   72556	   1548	      0	  74104	  12178	drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.o.new
>   72758	   1548	      0	  74306	  12242	drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.o.old
> 
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c | 9 +++------
>  1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> index ab4a9200f0791..048164659d872 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/r8188eu/os_dep/ioctl_linux.c
> @@ -2907,10 +2907,8 @@ static int rtw_p2p_get_groupid(struct net_device *dev,
>  	struct adapter *padapter = (struct adapter *)rtw_netdev_priv(dev);
>  	struct wifidirect_info *pwdinfo = &padapter->wdinfo;
>  
> -	sprintf(extra, "\n%.2X:%.2X:%.2X:%.2X:%.2X:%.2X %s",
> -		pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[0], pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[1],
> -		pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[2], pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[3],
> -		pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[4], pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr[5],
> +	sprintf(extra, "\n%pM %s",
> +		pwdinfo->groupid_info.go_device_addr,
>  		pwdinfo->groupid_info.ssid);

We can just use the lower-case one here, no need for a new modifier just
for something like this (i.e. log file output)

thanks,

greg k-h