netdev - Re: [PATCH] add %pM printf format specifier

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Message-ID: <49035AF0.6040700@anduras.de>
Date:	Sat, 25 Oct 2008 19:44:16 +0200
From:	Sven Anders <anders@...uras.de>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
CC:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add %pM printf format specifier

Johannes Berg schrieb:
> This adds a new printf format specifier for the kernel, %pM,
> to be used to print out MAC addresses. This has advantages
> over the current print_mac scheme:
>  * no need for DECLARE_MAC_BUF
>  * can be used safely in statements that might be compiled
>    out without the print_mac call staying.

Nice, have you though of something similar for IPv4 and IPv6
adresses?

Regards
 Sven
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