linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/3] treewide: Convert some ethtool_sprintf() to ethtool

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Date:   Thu, 26 Oct 2023 09:10:15 -0700
From:   "Nelson, Shannon" <shannon.nelson@....com>
To:     Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
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        Saeed Bishara <saeedb@...zon.com>,
        Rasesh Mody <rmody@...vell.com>,
        Sudarsana Kalluru <skalluru@...vell.com>,
        GR-Linux-NIC-Dev@...vell.com,
        Dimitris Michailidis <dmichail@...gible.com>,
        Yisen Zhuang <yisen.zhuang@...wei.com>,
        Salil Mehta <salil.mehta@...wei.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/3] treewide: Convert some ethtool_sprintf() to
 ethtool_puts()

On 10/25/2023 4:40 PM, Justin Stitt wrote:
> 
> This patch converts some basic cases of ethtool_sprintf() to
> ethtool_puts().
> 
> The conversions are used in cases where ethtool_sprintf() was being used
> with just two arguments:
> |       ethtool_sprintf(&data, buffer[i].name);
> or when it's used with format string: "%s"
> |       ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", buffer[i].name);
> which both now become:
> |       ethtool_puts(&data, buffer[i].name);
> 
> There are some outstanding patches [1] that I've sent using plain "%s"
> with ethtool_sprintf() that should be ethtool_puts() now. Some have been
> picked up as-is but I will send new versions for the others.
> 
> [1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/?q=dfb%3Aethtool_sprintf+AND+f%3Ajustinstitt
> 
> Signed-off-by: Justin Stitt <justinstitt@...gle.com>

[...]

> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_stats.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_stats.c
> index 9859a4432985..1f6022fb7679 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_stats.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/pensando/ionic/ionic_stats.c
> @@ -258,10 +258,10 @@ static void ionic_sw_stats_get_strings(struct ionic_lif *lif, u8 **buf)
>          int i, q_num;
> 
>          for (i = 0; i < IONIC_NUM_LIF_STATS; i++)
> -               ethtool_sprintf(buf, ionic_lif_stats_desc[i].name);
> +               ethtool_puts(buf, ionic_lif_stats_desc[i].name);
> 
>          for (i = 0; i < IONIC_NUM_PORT_STATS; i++)
> -               ethtool_sprintf(buf, ionic_port_stats_desc[i].name);
> +               ethtool_puts(buf, ionic_port_stats_desc[i].name);
> 
>          for (q_num = 0; q_num < MAX_Q(lif); q_num++)
>                  ionic_sw_stats_get_tx_strings(lif, buf, q_num);

This works for me for the ionic driver

Reviewed-by: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@....com>