Re: [RFC PATCHv3] printk: add %pM format specifier for MACaddresses

From: Joe Perches
Date: Mon Oct 27 2008 - 19:49:23 EST


On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:14 -0700, Harvey Harrison wrote:
> I was thinking of using %pI6 to replace NIP6() and NIP6_FMT and using
> %#pI6 for NIP6_SEQFMT.
>
> On the IPv4 side, maybe use %pI4 for network endian NIPQUAD() and NIPQUAD_FMT
> and then %#pI4 for host-endian HIQUAD(), as displaying the IPv4 address without
> the periods isn't useful?

HIPQUAD is horrible and should disappear.
Just use htonl first.

I think just %p4 %p6 %#p6 for the NIP6_SEQFMT uses.

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