linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] scsi: qedi: Fix SYSFS_FLAG_FW_SEL

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Date:   Mon, 29 Nov 2021 20:09:55 -0800
From:   Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>
To:     "Martin K. Petersen" <martin.petersen@...cle.com>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel test robot <lkp@...el.com>,
        Nilesh Javali <njavali@...vell.com>,
        Manish Rangankar <mrangankar@...vell.com>,
        "supporter:QLOGIC QL41xxx ISCSI DRIVER" 
        <GR-QLogic-Storage-Upstream@...vell.com>,
        "James E.J. Bottomley" <jejb@...ux.ibm.com>,
        "open list:QLOGIC QL41xxx ISCSI DRIVER" <linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] scsi: qedi: Fix SYSFS_FLAG_FW_SEL_BOOT formatting



On 11/29/2021 7:59 PM, Martin K. Petersen wrote:
> 
> Florian,
> 
>> The format used for formatting SYSFS_FLAG_FW_SEL_BOOT creates the
>> following warning:
>>
>> drivers/scsi/qedi/qedi_main.c:2259:35: warning: format specifies type
>> 'char' but the argument has type 'int' [-Wformat]
>>                     rc = snprintf(buf, 3, "%hhd\n",
>> SYSFS_FLAG_FW_SEL_BOOT);
>>
>> Fix this to cast the constant as an u8 since the intention is to print
>> it via sysfs as a byte.
> 
> The other occurrences of SYSFS_FLAG_FW_SEL_BOOT use "%d". Since %hh is
> deprecated I suggest you just fix the snprintf().

That was what v1 did here:

https://lkml.org/lkml/2021/11/26/9

however Manish seemed to want that flag to be printed as a byte I am 
fine either way.
-- 
Florian