Re: [PATCH 1/2] net: stmmac: retain PTP-clock at hwtstamp_set

From: Ahmad Fatoum
Date: Thu Dec 17 2020 - 14:59:13 EST


On 17.12.20 18:59, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
> On Thu, 17 Dec 2020 09:25:48 +0100 Ahmad Fatoum wrote:
>> On 17.12.20 02:13, Jakub Kicinski wrote:
>>>> + netdev_warn(priv->dev, "HW Timestamping init failed: %pe\n",
>>>> + ERR_PTR(ret));
>>>
>>> why convert to ERR_PTR and use %pe and not just %d?
>>
>> To get a symbolic error name if support is compiled in (note the `e' after %p).
>
> Cool, GTK. Kind of weird we there is no equivalent int decorator, tho.
> Do you happen to know why?
New format-specifiers should be using %p<extension>, which is already established,
said the reviewers:

https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20200120085508.25522-1-u.kleine-koenig@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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