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Subject: Re: [PATCH] MIPS: kernel: proc: Remove spurious white space in
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From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To: "Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@mips.com>
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On Fri, 2017-10-20 at 22:46 +0100, Maciej W. Rozycki wrote:
> On Fri, 20 Oct 2017, Joe Perches wrote:
> 
> > > > That's somewhat unpleasant code as it formats a fmt string
> > > > and the compiler can not verify fmt and args.
> > > > 
> > > > Perhaps something like the below is preferable:
> > > 
> > >  Hmm, what problem exactly are you trying to solve with code that has 
> > > worked just fine for 16 years now?
> > 
> > The compiler cannot verify fmt and args.
> 
>  You have stated that already.  Why is that a problem?

Jeeze, perhaps you don't like the word perhaps.

There is no absolute defect here.

There are unnecessary pushes to stack that are
unwound by the compiler.

Stylistically, format/argument mismatches can
cause errors.  It's
generally bad form and error
prone to use non constant strings as
formats.

Note it's not signed and is a simple suggestion.
If you don't like it, don't do anything with it.