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Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] checkpatch: add ethtool_sprintf rules
From:   Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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Date:   Wed, 25 Oct 2023 16:52:58 -0700
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On Wed, 2023-10-25 at 23:40 +0000, Justin Stitt wrote:
> Add some warnings for using ethtool_sprintf() where a simple
> ethtool_puts() would suffice.
> 
> The two cases are:
> 
> 1) Use ethtool_sprintf() with just two arguments:
> >       ethtool_sprintf(&data, driver[i].name);

OK.

> or
> 2) Use ethtool_sprintf() with a standalone "%s" fmt string:
> >       ethtool_sprintf(&data, "%s", driver[i].name);

I'm rather doubt this is really desired or appropriate.