Messages in this thread | | | Date | Thu, 10 Dec 2015 15:06:09 +0000 | From | Keith Busch <> | Subject | Re: [PATCHv3] printf: Add format for 8-byte EUI-64 type |
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On Wed, Dec 09, 2015 at 03:21:40PM -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > On Wed, 2015-12-09 at 16:06 -0700, Keith Busch wrote: > > MAC addresses may be formed using rules based on EUI-64, which is 2 bytes > > longer than a typical 6-byte MAC. This patch adds a long specifier to > > the %pM format to support the extended unique identifier. > > > > Since there are multiple valid possible permutations of format specifiers, > > the decoding is done in a loop, and the default ':' separator is > > initialized at declaration time. A side effect of this allows 'F' and > > 'R' both be specified, so these are appended to the documentation. > > Just thought of this: > > An alternative is using a format of "%8phC" > > Is there a use case for a bluetooth or FDDI EUI-64?
*facepalm*
I didn't know that format, but it satisfies my needs. I am not aware of bluetooth or fddi using eui64, so I've no problem withdrawing the patch. I'll just fix up the one that depended on it.
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