The C99 standard specifies that {v}snprintf() returns the length of the
data that *would have been* written if there were enough space. In some
cases, this misunderstanding led to buffer-overruns in the past. It's
generally considered better/safer to use the {v}scnprintf() variants in
their place.

While at it, fix some style issues pointed out by checkpatch.pl

Link: https://lwn.net/Articles/69419/
Link: https://github.com/KSPP/linux/issues/105
Signed-off-by: Paulo Miguel Almeida <[email protected]>
---
 arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c | 14 +++++++-------
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c 
b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
index d5a2c77bc908..f766821fe3bf 100644
--- a/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
+++ b/arch/powerpc/platforms/cell/spufs/file.c
@@ -2320,13 +2320,13 @@ static int switch_log_sprint(struct spu_context *ctx, 
char *tbuf, int n)
 
        p = ctx->switch_log->log + ctx->switch_log->tail % SWITCH_LOG_BUFSIZE;
 
-       return snprintf(tbuf, n, "%llu.%09u %d %u %u %llu\n",
-                       (unsigned long long) p->tstamp.tv_sec,
-                       (unsigned int) p->tstamp.tv_nsec,
-                       p->spu_id,
-                       (unsigned int) p->type,
-                       (unsigned int) p->val,
-                       (unsigned long long) p->timebase);
+       return scnprintf(tbuf, n, "%llu.%09u %d %u %u %llu\n",
+                        (unsigned long long)p->tstamp.tv_sec,
+                        (unsigned int)p->tstamp.tv_nsec,
+                        p->spu_id,
+                        (unsigned int)p->type,
+                        (unsigned int)p->val,
+                        (unsigned long long)p->timebase);
 }
 
 static ssize_t spufs_switch_log_read(struct file *file, char __user *buf,
-- 
2.47.0


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