netdev - Re: [PATCH 0/4] Add scnprintf

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Message-ID: <aQ2qq_Se3_RIBfH0@smile.fi.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2025 10:15:39 +0200
From: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To: Junrui Luo <moonafterrain@...look.com>
Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, pmladek@...e.com, rostedt@...dmis.org,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/4] Add scnprintf_append() helper

On Fri, Nov 07, 2025 at 01:16:12PM +0800, Junrui Luo wrote:
> This patch series was suggested by Takashi Iwai:
> https://lore.kernel.org/all/874irai0ag.wl-tiwai@suse.de/
> 
> It introduces a generic scnprintf_append() helper function
> to lib/vsprintf.c and converts several users across different subsystems.
> 
> The pattern of building strings incrementally using strlen() + sprintf/snprintf()
> appears frequently throughout the kernel. This helper simplifies such code,
> and provides proper bounds checking.
> 
> Patch 1 adds the scnprintf_append() helper to the kernel's string library.
> This is a common pattern where strings are built incrementally by appending
> formatted text.
> 
> Patches 2-4 convert users in different subsystems:
> - Patch 2: sound/isa/wavefront
> - Patch 3: drivers/media/pci/ivtv
> - Patch 4: drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/qede
> 
> These conversions demonstrate the helper's applicability.

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-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko