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From: Richard Gooch <rgooch@ras.ucalgary.ca>
To: "David S. Miller" <davem@redhat.com>
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Subject: Re: [patch] printk and dma_addr_t
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David S. Miller writes:
>    From: Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>
>    Date: Wed, 13 Feb 2002 10:23:50 +0000 (GMT)
>    
>    So how do they modify the printf format rules in gcc ?
>    
> Because they can claim that they are part of the C environment, and
> for the most part they are right so their extensions go into gcc's
> magic list.
> 
> In fact I'd claim their case to be plugging holes in the standards
> specified set of printf format strings. :-)
> 
> Hey... we could "borrow" one of these printf format strings we
> don't have any need for in the kernel and pretend that is for
> "dma_addr_t". :-)

Eeeep! I know you put a smiley there, but don't even think that!

				Regards,

					Richard....
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