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Message-ID: <063D6719AE5E284EB5DD2968C1650D6D1C9FA07E@AcuExch.aculab.com>
Date:	Mon, 24 Nov 2014 16:50:58 +0000
From:	David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:	'Jeff Kirsher' <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>,
	"davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"nhorman@...hat.com" <nhorman@...hat.com>,
	"sassmann@...hat.com" <sassmann@...hat.com>,
	"jogreene@...hat.com" <jogreene@...hat.com>
Subject: RE: [net-next 03/17] i40e: allow various base numbers in debugfs aq
 commands

From: Jeff Kirsher
> From: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
> 
> Use the 'i' rather than the more restrictive 'x' or 'd' in the aq_cmd
> arguments.  This makes the user interface much more forgiving and user
> friendly.
> 
> Change-ID: I5dcd57b9befc047e06b74cf1152a25a3fa9e1309
> Signed-off-by: Shannon Nelson <shannon.nelson@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
> ---
>  drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
> b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
> index 3a3c237..16ac3f8 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_debugfs.c
> @@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ static ssize_t i40e_dbg_command_write(struct file *filp,
>  		if (!desc)
>  			goto command_write_done;
>  		cnt = sscanf(&cmd_buf[11],
> -			     "%hx %hx %hx %hx %x %x %x %x %x %x",
> +			     "%hi %hi %hi %hi %i %i %i %i %i %i",

Isn't that an API change?
Anything that used to specify "10" will now get 10 instead of 16.

So if this has been in a release kernel you probably shouldn't change it.

	David

>  			     &desc->flags,
>  			     &desc->opcode, &desc->datalen, &desc->retval,
>  			     &desc->cookie_high, &desc->cookie_low,
> @@ -1541,7 +1541,7 @@ static ssize_t i40e_dbg_command_write(struct file *filp,
>  		if (!desc)
>  			goto command_write_done;
>  		cnt = sscanf(&cmd_buf[20],
> -			     "%hx %hx %hx %hx %x %x %x %x %x %x %hd",
> +			     "%hi %hi %hi %hi %i %i %i %i %i %i %hi",
>  			     &desc->flags,
>  			     &desc->opcode, &desc->datalen, &desc->retval,
>  			     &desc->cookie_high, &desc->cookie_low,
> --
> 1.9.3
> 
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