netdev - Re: [PATCH - net-2.6.24 0/2] Introduce and use print_ip and print

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Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 01:05:52 +0200
From:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH - net-2.6.24 0/2] Introduce and use print_ip and print_ipv6

* Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> 2007-09-19 23:53
> In the same vein as print_mac, the implementations
> introduce declaration macros:
> 	DECLARE_IP_BUF(var)
> 	DECLARE_IPV6_BUF(var)
> and functions:
> 	print_ip
> 	print_ipv6
> 	print_ipv6_nofmt
> 
> IPV4 Use:
> 
> 	DECLARE_IP_BUF(ipbuf);
> 	__be32 addr;
> 	print_ip(ipbuf, addr);
> 
> IPV6 use:
> 
> 	DECLARE_IPV6_BUF(ipv6buf);
> 	const struct in6_addr *addr;
> 	print_ipv6(ipv6buf, addr);
> and
> 	print_ipv6_nofmt(ipv6buf, addr);
> 
> compiled x86, defconfig and allyesconfig

What exactly is the advantage of this?
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