netdev - Re: [RFC PATCHv3] printk: add %pM format specifier for MAC addresses

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Date:	Tue, 28 Oct 2008 09:06:26 +0100
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Harvey Harrison <harvey.harrison@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, anders@...uras.de,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHv3] printk: add %pM format specifier for MAC
	addresses

On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 17:22 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 17:05 -0700, Harvey Harrison wrote:
> > On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:55 -0700, David Miller wrote:
> > > I'm ok with the '#' modifier but remind me again what's wrong with
> > > using plain %p4 and %p6?
> > Nothing at all, just wanted to know what color bikeshed you wanted.
> > I'll go with %p4 %p6.
> 
> Just an FYI for v6 addresses:
> 
> There are a few uses of ipv6 address as "%08X%08X%08X%08X" 
> Pavel Emelyanov tried to isolate them with a suggested patch:
> 
> http://www.mail-archive.com/netdev@vger.kernel.org/msg51655.html
> 
> These addresses are not shown in network order, but are
> printed backwards in host order. Oops.  Apparently it's
> too late to fix them.

So that code we don't touch here at all.

johannes

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