Re: [PATCH 1/3] lib/vsprintf.c: Add %pU - ptr to a UUID/GUID

[Joe Perches]

On Sun, 2009-09-27 at 12:45 +0200, Ingo Oeser wrote:
> Hi Joe,

Hello Ingo.

> On Sunday 27 September 2009, Joe Perches wrote:
> > UUID/GUIDs are somewhat common in kernel source.
> > Standardize the printed style of UUID/GUIDs by using
> > another extension to %p.
> > %pU:    01020304:0506:0708:090a:0b0c0d0e0f10
> > %pUr:   04030201:0605:0807:0a09:0b0c0d0e0f10
> Code does "01020304-0506-0708-090a-0b0c0d0e0f10".
> This is not, what commit promises. Please change the commit message!

True enough, that can change, no worries.

Does anyone have comments like:

1 what a stupid idea
2 how unnecessary
3 meh
4 bloat alert! linux is supposed to be lean
5 ok idea, bad implementation
6 sure, why not

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