In param_get_byte(), to which the macro STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(byte, ...) expands, "%c" is used to print an unsigned char. So it gets printed as a character what is not intended here. Use "%hhu" instead.
Signed-off-by: Christoph Jaeger <christophjae...@linux.com> --- kernel/params.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/kernel/params.c b/kernel/params.c index 440e65d..59f7ac7 100644 --- a/kernel/params.c +++ b/kernel/params.c @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ int parse_args(const char *doing, EXPORT_SYMBOL(param_ops_##name) -STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(byte, unsigned char, "%c", unsigned long, strict_strtoul); +STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(byte, unsigned char, "%hhu", unsigned long, strict_strtoul); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(short, short, "%hi", long, strict_strtol); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(ushort, unsigned short, "%hu", unsigned long, strict_strtoul); STANDARD_PARAM_DEF(int, int, "%i", long, strict_strtol); -- 1.8.3.1 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majord...@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/