Re: [PATCH 2/9] sector_t format string

From: Jan Engelhardt
Date: Fri Aug 11 2006 - 05:12:58 EST


>> >> Will
>> >>
>> >> printk("%S", sector_t);
>> >>
>> >> kill at least one kitten?
>> >
>> >I like the general idea. I think that having to cast every time you want
>> >to print a sector number is pretty gross. I had something more like %Su
>> >in mind, though.
>>
>> What will happen if you run out of %[a-z] ?
>
>My keyboard can produce a lot more characters (even if I ignore the
>non-ASCII ones).

Oh yes I know we could use %Ã %Ð and %ç but that will possibly not amuse
others outside your locale.
(Note, it should have been %[A-Za-z])



Jan Engelhardt
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