Re: [PATCH v2 5/6] ath6kl: convert ath6kl_dbg() andath6kl_dbg_dump() into functions

From: Joe Perches
Date: Thu Jan 05 2012 - 11:38:11 EST


On Thu, 2012-01-05 at 15:28 +0200, Kalle Valo wrote:

Hey Kalle.

> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/debug.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/debug.c
[]
> +void ath6kl_dbg(enum ATH6K_DEBUG_MASK mask, const char *fmt, ...)
[]
> + ath6kl_printk(KERN_DEBUG, "%pV", &vaf);
[
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/debug.h b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath6kl/debug.h
[]
> +void ath6kl_dbg(enum ATH6K_DEBUG_MASK mask, const char *fmt, ...);

You need to add

__printf(2, 3)

to the prototype.

If it's not there, the printf formats and arguments aren't verified.
%pV could do the wrong/bad things.


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