netdev - RE: [PATCH net-next 10/12] nfp: fix print format for ring pointers in ring dumps

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Date:   Wed, 31 May 2017 10:33:50 +0000
From:   David Laight <David.Laight@...LAB.COM>
To:     'Jakub Kicinski' <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:     "oss-drivers@...ronome.com" <oss-drivers@...ronome.com>
Subject: RE: [PATCH net-next 10/12] nfp: fix print format for ring pointers
 in ring dumps

From: Jakub Kicinski
> Sent: 28 May 2017 01:34
> Ring pointers are unsigned.  Fix the print formats to avoid
> showing users negative values.
...
> 
> -	seq_printf(file, "RX[%02d,%02d]: cnt=%d dma=%pad host=%p   H_RD=%d H_WR=%d FL_RD=%d FL_WR=%d\n",
> +	seq_printf(file, "RX[%02d,%02d]: cnt=%u dma=%pad host=%p   H_RD=%u H_WR=%u FL_RD=%u FL_WR=%u\n",

I can't help feeling that %x might be better here.
The wrap points and ring full conditions will be rather more obvious.

	David