netdev - Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/2] Make functions of dev_<level> macros, recursive vsnprintf

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Date:	Sat, 06 Mar 2010 15:57:21 -0800
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Nick Andrew <nick@...k-andrew.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RESEND PATCH 0/2] Make functions of dev_<level> macros,
 recursive vsnprintf

On Sat, 2010-03-06 at 15:48 -0800, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> On Sat, 6 Mar 2010, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > width: 5 (make it 6 bits and signed)
> > precision: 5 (make it 6 bits, and signed)
> Oh, actually, no, we do that whole left-justification with the flags, we 
> don't need that signed stuff. We do need one special value for the "no 
> width, no precision", though.

What I posted is pretty simple.
I think the added complexity isn't worth it.

If you or anyone else does, all yours.

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