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Subject: Re: [PATCH] ath6kl: Add __printf verification to ath6kl_dbg
From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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On Fri, 2017-03-31 at 10:19 -0700, Steve deRosier wrote:
> On Thu, Mar 30, 2017 at 3:57 PM, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
> > Fix fallout too.
[]
> My only question is why bother doing a format check on something
> that's going to be compiled out anyway?

To avoid introducing defects when writing new code
and not using the debugging code path.