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

lists.openwall.net		lists / announce owl-users owl-dev john-users john-dev passwdqc-users yescrypt popa3d-users / oss-security kernel-hardening musl sabotage tlsify passwords / crypt-dev xvendor / Bugtraq Full-Disclosure linux-kernel linux-netdev linux-ext4 linux-hardening linux-cve-announce PHC
Open Source and information security mailing list archives

Hash Suite: Windows password security audit tool. GUI, reports in PDF.

[<prev] [next>] [<thread-prev] [thread-next>] [day] [month] [year] [list]

Message-ID: <50B447F3.2090806@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:56:19 +0800
From:	Shan Wei <shanwei88@...il.com>
To:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
CC:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: change %8s to %s for rt->dst.dev->name
 in seq_printf of rt6_info_route

Chen Gang said, at 2012/11/27 12:18:
>>
>>>
>>>  for the format of information which seq_printf output:
>>>    it is not belong to OS API level for outside (at least, for current case, it is true). 
>>>    so we need not keep 'compatible' of it, so %16s is not necessary.
>>
>> Can you explain If we don't change to %s, what will happen?
>>
> 
>   for outside, nothing will happen.
> 
>   so it is not for correctness, it is only for "keep source code simple and clear".

So, it's a clean-up type patch which is just for developer,
but with the change of /proc interface which is for user.
user is first, so let us end this thread unless you have necessary reasons to do it. 

Thanks  
Shan Wei
--
To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in
the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org
More majordomo info at  http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html