Re: [PATCH 4/7] x86: memtest: adapt log messages

[Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com>]

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 09:46:15AM -0800, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> > On Fri, 2009-02-13 at 17:53 +0100, Ingo Molnar wrote:
> >> * Andreas Herrmann <andreas.herrmann3@amd.com> wrote:
> >>
> >>> +#ifdef CONFIG_X86_64
> >>> +			printk(KERN_CONT "\n  %010llx - %010llx pattern %016llx",
> >>> +			       t_start, t_start + t_size, cpu_to_be64(pattern));
> >>> +#else
> >>> +			printk(KERN_CONT "\n  %010llx - %010llx pattern %08x",
> >>> +			       t_start, t_start + t_size, cpu_to_be32(pattern));
> >>> +#endif
> >> hm, is there really no cleaner way to do this?
> > 
> > Can we use this:
> > 
> > +			printk(KERN_CONT "\n  %010llx - %010llx pattern %016llx",
> > +			       t_start, t_start + t_size, cpu_to_be64(pattern));
> > 
> 
> Only if you don't mind 8 extra zeros on 32 bits.
> 
> There are other problems with this, too.  There is a KERN_CONT at the
> end of it, but it starts a new line, and then doesn't have another
> priority flag.

Ok, I see. I'll replace KERN_CONT with an appropriate priority flag
and move the newline to the end of the format string.


Regards,

Andreas