Return-path: Received: from perches-mx.perches.com ([206.117.179.246]:41178 "EHLO labridge.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-FAIL) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751197Ab3AGGhu (ORCPT ); Mon, 7 Jan 2013 01:37:50 -0500 Message-ID: <1357540670.21481.38.camel@joe-AO722> (sfid-20130107_073815_746039_6026251C) Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH] vsprintf: Add %p*D extension for 80211 SSIDs From: Joe Perches To: Chen Gang Cc: "John W. Linville" , stas.yakovlev@gmail.com, linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org Date: Sun, 06 Jan 2013 22:37:50 -0800 In-Reply-To: <50EA6612.6010506@asianux.com> References: <50E82D7D.4090107@asianux.com> <1357396966.21156.4.camel@joe-AO722> <50EA37CE.1090901@asianux.com> <1357528746.4940.31.camel@joe-AO722> <1357534195.21481.31.camel@joe-AO722> <50EA6612.6010506@asianux.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-wireless-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: On Mon, 2013-01-07 at 14:07 +0800, Chen Gang wrote: > 于 2013年01月07日 12:49, Joe Perches 写道: > > On Sun, 2013-01-06 at 19:19 -0800, Joe Perches wrote: > >> Maybe these days this should be another vsprintf %p extension > >> like %pM when the DECLARE_MAC_BUF/print_mac uses were converted. > >> > >> (or maybe extend %ph for ssids with %*phs, length, array) > > > excuse me: > I do not quite know how to reply the [RFC PATCH]. > it would be better if you can tell me how to do for [RFC PATCH], thanks. You did fine except you unnecessarily quoted the entire original email. Remember to trim your replies please. _lots_ of people read these mailing lists and unnecessary quoting wastes all of their times. > at least for me: > although it is good idea to add common, widely used features in public tools function. It's akin to most of the minor uuid/bluetooth mac, etc codes in vsprintf I've added. cheers, Joe