linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 02/26] x86/virt/tdx: Use %# prefix for hex values in SEAMCALL error messages

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Message-ID: <ff93696c-c99b-47ef-85d1-e43d97178240@intel.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026 07:18:51 -0800
From: Dave Hansen <dave.hansen@...el.com>
To: Chao Gao <chao.gao@...el.com>, linux-coco@...ts.linux.dev,
 linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kvm@...r.kernel.org, x86@...nel.org
Cc: reinette.chatre@...el.com, ira.weiny@...el.com, kai.huang@...el.com,
 dan.j.williams@...el.com, yilun.xu@...ux.intel.com, sagis@...gle.com,
 vannapurve@...gle.com, paulmck@...nel.org, nik.borisov@...e.com,
 zhenzhong.duan@...el.com, seanjc@...gle.com, rick.p.edgecombe@...el.com,
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 Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>, Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
 Borislav Petkov <bp@...en8.de>, "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 02/26] x86/virt/tdx: Use %# prefix for hex values in
 SEAMCALL error messages

On 1/23/26 06:55, Chao Gao wrote:
> "%#" format specifier automatically adds the "0x" prefix and has one less
> character than "0x%".

IMNHO, this is needless bikeshedding about existing code. It's only
function is going to be to distract reviewers from the parts of the set
that actually need review.

If this matters (it doesn't), send it as a separate patch, please.