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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 6/10] lguest code: the little linux hypervisor.
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 01:35:18 -0800
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On Fri, 09 Feb 2007 20:20:27 +1100 Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au> wrote:

> +#define log(...)					\
> +	do {						\
> +		mm_segment_t oldfs = get_fs();		\
> +		char buf[100];				\
> +		sprintf(buf, "lguest:" __VA_ARGS__);	\
> +		set_fs(KERNEL_DS);			\
> +		sys_write(1, buf, strlen(buf));		\
> +		set_fs(oldfs);				\
> +	} while(0)

Due to gcc shortcomings, each instance of this will chew an additional 100
bytes of stack.  Unless they fixed it recently.  Is a bit of a timebomb.  I
guess ksaprintf() could be used.

It also looks a bit, umm, innovative.