linux-kernel - [tip: perf/core] perf/core: Convert snprintf() to scnprintf()

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Message-ID: <166374773592.401.16831946846027095231.tip-bot2@tip-bot2>
Date:   Wed, 21 Sep 2022 08:08:55 -0000
From:   "tip-bot2 for Jules Irenge" <tip-bot2@...utronix.de>
To:     linux-tip-commits@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>,
        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, x86@...nel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [tip: perf/core] perf/core: Convert snprintf() to scnprintf()

The following commit has been merged into the perf/core branch of tip:

Commit-ID:     678739d622ae7b75b62d550858b6bf104c43e2df
Gitweb:        https://git.kernel.org/tip/678739d622ae7b75b62d550858b6bf104c43e2df
Author:        Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>
AuthorDate:    Sun, 18 Sep 2022 00:41:08 +01:00
Committer:     Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
CommitterDate: Wed, 21 Sep 2022 10:01:20 +02:00

perf/core: Convert snprintf() to scnprintf()

Coccinelle reports a warning:

    WARNING: use scnprintf or sprintf

Adding to that, there has also been some slow migration from snprintf to scnprintf.

This LWN article explains the rationale for this change:

    https: //lwn.net/Articles/69419/

No change in behavior.

[ mingo: Improved the changelog. ]

Signed-off-by: Jules Irenge <jbi.octave@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>
---
 kernel/events/core.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/kernel/events/core.c b/kernel/events/core.c
index 7da5515..c07e9a3 100644
--- a/kernel/events/core.c
+++ b/kernel/events/core.c
@@ -10952,7 +10952,7 @@ static ssize_t nr_addr_filters_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct pmu *pmu = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE - 1, "%d\n", pmu->nr_addr_filters);
+	return scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE - 1, "%d\n", pmu->nr_addr_filters);
 }
 DEVICE_ATTR_RO(nr_addr_filters);
 
@@ -10963,7 +10963,7 @@ type_show(struct device *dev, struct device_attribute *attr, char *page)
 {
 	struct pmu *pmu = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE-1, "%d\n", pmu->type);
+	return scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE - 1, "%d\n", pmu->type);
 }
 static DEVICE_ATTR_RO(type);
 
@@ -10974,7 +10974,7 @@ perf_event_mux_interval_ms_show(struct device *dev,
 {
 	struct pmu *pmu = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 
-	return snprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE-1, "%d\n", pmu->hrtimer_interval_ms);
+	return scnprintf(page, PAGE_SIZE - 1, "%d\n", pmu->hrtimer_interval_ms);
 }
 
 static DEFINE_MUTEX(mux_interval_mutex);