On Fri, 2020-11-13 at 12:54 +0200, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> Hi Joe,
>
> On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 08:49:36AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Tue, 2020-11-03 at 16:56 +0200, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > > On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 04:47:47PM +0200, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > > > On Tue, Nov 03, 2020 at 03:34:00PM +0200, Sakari Ailus wrote:
> > > > > Add a printk modifier %p4cc (for pixel format) for printing V4L2 and
> > > > > DRM
> > > > > pixel formats denoted by fourccs. The fourcc encoding is the same for
> > > > > both
> > > > > so the same implementation can be used.
> > > >
> > > > ...
> > > >
> > > > > +static noinline_for_stack
> > > > > +char *fourcc_string(char *buf, char *end, const u32 *fourcc,
> > > > > + struct printf_spec spec, const char *fmt)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + char output[sizeof("(xx)(xx)(xx)(xx) little-endian
> > > > > (0x01234567)")];
> > > >
> > > > I would add a comment that there is another possibility, i.e.
> > > > big-endian, but
> > > > it occupies less space.
> >
> > I think it's unnecessary as it's obvious and similarly done in other
> > <foo>_string type functions.
> >
> > > > > + p = special_hex_number(p, output + sizeof(output) - 2, *fourcc,
> > > > > + sizeof(u32));
> > > >
> > > > I would go with one line here.
> > >
> > > It's wrapped since the result would be over 80 otherwise.
> >
> > Perhaps simpler as
> >
> > p = special_hex_number(p, p + 10, *fourcc, sizeof(u32));
>
> Yes. But having bugs elsewhere would have a magnified effect.
How's that? Where would "elsewhere" be?
> I wouldn't be afraid of a newline here.
I'd prefer obvious code instead of indirected p vs output
and having to lookup whatever output is again.
special_hex_number is already known to fit in the buffer.
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