Re: [PATCH v2 2/3] lib/vsprintf: Split out sprintf() and friends

From: Andy Shevchenko
Date: Mon Aug 07 2023 - 11:14:09 EST


On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 06:11:24PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 06:09:54PM +0300, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Mon, Aug 07, 2023 at 05:03:19PM +0200, Petr Mladek wrote:
> > > On Sat 2023-08-05 20:50:26, Andy Shevchenko wrote:

...

> > > How does this sound, please?
> >
> > Not every user (especially _header_) wants to have printk.h included just for
> > sprintf.h that may have nothing to do with real output. So, same reasoning
> > from me as keeping that in kernel.h, i.e. printk.h no better.
>
> (haven't check these, just to show how many _headers_ uses sprintf() call)
>
> $ git grep -lw s.*printf -- include/linux/
> include/linux/acpi.h
> include/linux/audit.h
> include/linux/btf.h
> include/linux/dev_printk.h
> include/linux/device-mapper.h
> include/linux/efi.h
> include/linux/fortify-string.h
> include/linux/fs.h
> include/linux/gameport.h
> include/linux/kdb.h
> include/linux/kdev_t.h
> include/linux/kernel.h
> include/linux/mmiotrace.h
> include/linux/netlink.h
> include/linux/pci-p2pdma.h
> include/linux/perf_event.h
> include/linux/printk.h
> include/linux/seq_buf.h
> include/linux/seq_file.h
> include/linux/shrinker.h
> include/linux/string.h
> include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
> include/linux/tnum.h
> include/linux/trace_seq.h
> include/linux/usb.h
> include/linux/usb/gadget_configfs.h

Okay, revised as my regexp was too lazy

$ git grep -lw s[^[:space:]_]*printf -- include/linux/
include/linux/btf.h
include/linux/device-mapper.h
include/linux/efi.h
include/linux/fortify-string.h
include/linux/kdev_t.h
include/linux/kernel.h
include/linux/netlink.h
include/linux/pci-p2pdma.h
include/linux/perf_event.h
include/linux/sunrpc/svc_xprt.h
include/linux/tnum.h
include/linux/usb.h
include/linux/usb/gadget_configfs.h


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With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko