vsprintf.c: use default pointer field size for "(null)" strings
It might be nicer to align the output.
For instance, ACPI messages sometimes have "(null)" pointers.
$ dmesg | grep "(null)" -A 1 -B 1
[ 0.198733] ACPI: Dynamic OEM Table Load:
[ 0.198745] ACPI: SSDT (null) 00239 (v02 PmRef Cpu0Ist 00003000 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.199294] ACPI: SSDT 7f596e10 001C7 (v02 PmRef Cpu0Cst 00003001 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.200708] ACPI: Dynamic OEM Table Load:
[ 0.200721] ACPI: SSDT (null) 001C7 (v02 PmRef Cpu0Cst 00003001 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.201950] ACPI: SSDT 7f597f10 000D0 (v02 PmRef Cpu1Ist 00003000 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.203386] ACPI: Dynamic OEM Table Load:
[ 0.203398] ACPI: SSDT (null) 000D0 (v02 PmRef Cpu1Ist 00003000 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.203871] ACPI: SSDT 7f595f10 00083 (v02 PmRef Cpu1Cst 00003000 INTL 20051117)
[ 0.205301] ACPI: Dynamic OEM Table Load:
[ 0.205315] ACPI: SSDT (null) 00083 (v02 PmRef Cpu1Cst 00003000 INTL 20051117)
[akpm@linux-foundation.org: add code comment]
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Cc: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 7af9d84..8378c13 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -988,8 +988,15 @@
char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
struct printf_spec spec)
{
- if (!ptr)
+ if (!ptr) {
+ /*
+ * Print (null) with the same width as a pointer so it makes
+ * tabular output look nice.
+ */
+ if (spec.field_width == -1)
+ spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(void *);
return string(buf, end, "(null)", spec);
+ }
switch (*fmt) {
case 'F':
@@ -1031,7 +1038,7 @@
}
spec.flags |= SMALL;
if (spec.field_width == -1) {
- spec.field_width = 2*sizeof(void *);
+ spec.field_width = 2 * sizeof(void *);
spec.flags |= ZEROPAD;
}
spec.base = 16;