netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] remove all uses of printf's %n

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Message-ID: <20130922080959.384.qmail@science.horizon.com>
Date:	22 Sep 2013 04:09:59 -0400
From:	"George Spelvin" <linux@...izon.com>
To:	jslaby@...e.cz, keescook@...omium.org,
	penguin-kernel@...ove.SAKURA.ne.jp
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] remove all uses of printf's %n

> If you want, we can rename seq_pad() to seq_pad_and_putc(). Also we can pass
> both the padding character (e.g. ' ') and the trailing character (e.g. '\n')
> like seq_pad_and_putc((' ' << 8) | '\n'), though I wonder someone wants to
> use '\0', '\t', '\n' etc. as the padding character...

How about let that complexity wait until it's needed?  It's not like
it's that big a PITA of a patch to write, and there's a significant
chance it will *never* be needed.
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