From: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+rene...@glider.be>
Move the format types for 64-bit integers and configurable size integers
to the top, so they're next to the other integer format types.
While at it, add the missing format types for s32 and u32.
Signed-off-by: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert+rene...@glider.be>
---
Documentation/printk-formats.txt | 32 +++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
index 06c8332f0cc09238..11413036a63d1f7a 100644
--- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
@@ -8,6 +8,21 @@ If variable is of Type, use printk format
specifier:
unsigned long long %llu or %llx
size_t %zu or %zx
ssize_t %zd or %zx
+ s32 %d or %x
+ u32 %u or %x
+ s64 %lld or %llx
+ u64 %llu or %llx
+
+If <type> is dependent on a config option for its size (e.g., sector_t,
+blkcnt_t) or is architecture-dependent for its size (e.g., tcflag_t), use a
+format specifier of its largest possible type and explicitly cast to it.
+Example:
+
+ printk("test: sector number/total blocks: %llu/%llu\n",
+ (unsigned long long)sector, (unsigned long long)blockcount);
+
+Reminder: sizeof() result is of type size_t.
+
Raw pointer value SHOULD be printed with %p. The kernel supports
the following extended format specifiers for pointer types:
@@ -254,23 +269,6 @@ struct va_format:
Passed by reference.
-u64 SHOULD be printed with %llu/%llx:
-
- printk("%llu", u64_var);
-
-s64 SHOULD be printed with %lld/%llx:
-
- printk("%lld", s64_var);
-
-If <type> is dependent on a config option for its size (e.g., sector_t,
-blkcnt_t) or is architecture-dependent for its size (e.g., tcflag_t), use a
-format specifier of its largest possible type and explicitly cast to it.
-Example:
-
- printk("test: sector number/total blocks: %llu/%llu\n",
- (unsigned long long)sector, (unsigned long long)blockcount);
-
-Reminder: sizeof() result is of type size_t.
Thank you for your cooperation and attention.
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1.9.1
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