netdev - Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 2/8] json: add %hhu helpers

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Date:   Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:40:18 -0800
From:   Jakub Kicinski <jakub.kicinski@...ronome.com>
To:     Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
Cc:     dsahern@...il.com, oss-drivers@...ronome.com,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 2/8] json: add %hhu helpers

On Mon, 19 Nov 2018 17:18:42 -0800, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> >  void jsonw_hu_field(json_writer_t *self, const char *prop, unsigned short num)
> >  {
> >  	jsonw_name(self, prop);  
> 
> Do you really need this? it turns out that because of C type
> conversions print_uint should just work?

I wondered about that for a second, but I took the existence of
jsonw_hu_field() etc. as a proof that explicit typing is preferred.