Feature #3034
Add . to sprintf format strings in the kernel
Status:
Feedback
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
-
Start date:
2012-07-26
Due date:
% Done:
0%
Estimated time:
Difficulty:
Medium
Tags:
needs-triage
Description
The kernel sprintf format string does not currently allow the use of periods.
This increases the difficulty of using the *printf family of functions when sharing code between user space and especially when trying to print strings safely.
History
Updated by Yuri Pankov about 3 years ago
Updated by - Status changed from New to Feedback
It actually does, the problem was that our gcc wouldn't accept it as allowed format character, which since have been fixed.