Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/9] lib/vsprintf.c: Add %pU to print UUID/GUIDs | From | Joe Perches <> | Date | Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:07:17 -0700 |
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On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 10:55 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > On Thu, Oct 1, 2009 at 09:26, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote: > > On Thu, 2009-10-01 at 09:10 +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote: > >> > Standardize the printed style of UUID/GUIDs by using > >> > another extension to %p. > >> > %pU: 01020304-0506-0708-090a-0b0c0d0e0f10 > >> > %pUr: 04030201-0605-0807-090a-0b0c0d0e0f10 > >> > %pU[r]X:Use upper case hex > >> To me, it looks a bit strange to have the options after the `U', combined with > >> the variable-length nature. > > I think the whole %p<foo> mechanism is strange and takes > > a bit of getting used to. > > You're free to suggest alternatives. > `r' is reverse endianness? > So what about > %pUb: lower case big endian > %pUl: lower case little endian > %pUB: upper case big endian > %pUL: upper case little endian > That way it's fixed length, and easier to parse.
Thanks Geert.
That's OK with me. %pU now defaults to %pUb and I'll resubmit it later.
Anyone else?
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