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    SubjectRe: [PATCH 00/14] Fix wrong %pF and %pS printk format specifier usages
    Hi,

    On (09/08/17 22:49), Helge Deller wrote:
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    > Sergey, I'm sure there is a way how you can get it somehow to work the way
    > you describe above, but even then nobody can guarantee you that it
    > will work in 100% of the cases.
    >
    > It's somehow like "we have %lu and %c specifiers, and it's basically
    > the same, so let's try to figure out at runtime which one should be
    > used based on analysis of what was given as argument".
    > It may work somehow, but not always.
    >
    > What about the idea of a %luS specifier (or something other) ?

    the idea is to have less format specifiers ;)

    %pF/%pf is a subtle ABI detail, which made it to API.

    I'm OK to keep %pf/%pF, if we won't be able to improve %ps/%pS.
    otherwise, I'd prefer to get rid of it.

    -ss

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