Re: [PATCH iproute2-next 3/6] lib: Move sprint_size() from tc here, add print_size()

[Petr Machata <me@pmachata.org>]

Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org> writes:

> On Mon, 30 Nov 2020 23:59:39 +0100
> Petr Machata <me@pmachata.org> wrote:
>
>> +char *sprint_size(__u32 sz, char *buf)
>> +{
>> +	size_t len = SPRINT_BSIZE - 1;
>> +	double tmp = sz;
>> +
>> +	if (sz >= 1024*1024 && fabs(1024*1024*rint(tmp/(1024*1024)) - sz) < 1024)
>> +		snprintf(buf, len, "%gMb", rint(tmp/(1024*1024)));
>> +	else if (sz >= 1024 && fabs(1024*rint(tmp/1024) - sz) < 16)
>> +		snprintf(buf, len, "%gKb", rint(tmp/1024));
>> +	else
>> +		snprintf(buf, len, "%ub", sz);
>> +
>> +	return buf;
>> +}
>
> Add some whitespace here and maybe some constants like mb and kb?

Sure.

> Also, instead of magic SPRINT_BSIZE, why not take a len param (and
> name it snprint_size)?

Because keeping the interface like this makes it possible to reuse the
macroized bits in q_cake. I feel like the three current users are
auditable enough that the implied length is not a big deal. And no new
users should pop up, as the comment at the function makes clear.

> Yes when you copy/paste code it is good time to get it back to current
> style standards.