netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: change %8s to %s for rt->dst.dev->name in seq_printf of rt6_info

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Date:	Fri, 02 Nov 2012 23:40:03 +0800
From:	Shan Wei <shanwei88@...il.com>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, jmorris@...ei.org,
	yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org, kaber@...sh.net,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: change %8s to %s for rt->dst.dev->name in
 seq_printf of rt6_info_route

Chen Gang said, at 2012/11/2 20:18:
> 
>   the length of rt->dst.dev->name is 16 (IFNAMSIZ)
>   in seq_printf, it is not suitable to use %8s for rt->dst.dev->name.
>   so change it to %s, since each line has not been solid any more.
> 
>   additional information:
> 
>     %8s  limit the width, not for the original string output length
>          if name length is more than 8, it still can be fully displayed.
>          if name length is less than 8, the ' ' will be filled before name.
> 
>     %.8s truly limit the original string output length (precision)
> 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>

1. not to send same patch triple times. 
2. config your email client,because tab is changed to space.
   you can read Documentation/email-clients.txt.

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