[PATCH] trivial: make comment about vs{n,cn,}printf more understandable

From: Uwe Kleine-KÃnig
Date: Tue Nov 23 2010 - 11:13:02 EST


"You probably want ... instead." sounds like a recommendation better
not to use the v... functions.

Signed-off-by: Uwe Kleine-KÃnig <u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
lib/vsprintf.c | 9 +++------
1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index c150d3d..ec43171 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1279,8 +1279,7 @@ qualifier:
* return is greater than or equal to @size, the resulting
* string is truncated.
*
- * Call this function if you are already dealing with a va_list.
- * You probably want snprintf() instead.
+ * If you're not already dealing with a va_list better use snprintf().
*/
int vsnprintf(char *buf, size_t size, const char *fmt, va_list args)
{
@@ -1454,8 +1453,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(vsnprintf);
* the @buf not including the trailing '\0'. If @size is <= 0 the function
* returns 0.
*
- * Call this function if you are already dealing with a va_list.
- * You probably want scnprintf() instead.
+ * If you're not already dealing with a va_list better use scnprintf().
*
* See the vsnprintf() documentation for format string extensions over C99.
*/
@@ -1534,8 +1532,7 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(scnprintf);
* into @buf. Use vsnprintf() or vscnprintf() in order to avoid
* buffer overflows.
*
- * Call this function if you are already dealing with a va_list.
- * You probably want sprintf() instead.
+ * If you're not already dealing with a va_list better use sprintf().
*
* See the vsnprintf() documentation for format string extensions over C99.
*/
--
1.7.2.3

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