Re: [PATCH] MIPS: kernel: proc: Remove spurious white space in cpuinfo

From: Maciej W. Rozycki
Date: Fri Oct 20 2017 - 18:08:20 EST


On Fri, 20 Oct 2017, Joe Perches wrote:

> > > That's somewhat unpleasant code as it formats a fmt string
> > > and the compiler can not verify fmt and args.
> > >
> > > Perhaps something like the below is preferable:
> >
> > Hmm, what problem exactly are you trying to solve with code that has
> > worked just fine for 16 years now?
>
> The compiler cannot verify fmt and args.

You have stated that already. Why is that a problem?

Maciej