tree 5e4d6b2bd76abe6f2bb0db12d6d82f697007d1e5
parent 2ba3abd8186f24c7fb418927025b4e2120e3a362
author Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> 1271262460 -0700
committer Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org> 1271266355 -0700

vsprintf: Change struct printf_spec.precision from s8 to s16

Commit ef0658f3de484bf9b173639cd47544584e01efa5 changed precision
from int to s8.

There is existing kernel code that uses a larger precision.

An example from the audit code:
	vsnprintf(...,..., " msg='%.1024s'", (char *)data);
which overflows precision and truncates to nothing.

Extending precision size fixes the audit system issue.

Other changes:

Change the size of the struct printf_spec.type from u16 to u8 so
sizeof(struct printf_spec) stays as small as possible.
Reorder the struct members so sizeof(struct printf_spec) remains 64 bits
without alignment holes.
Document the struct members a bit more.

Original-patch-by: Eric Paris <eparis@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Tested-by: Justin P. Mattock <justinmattock@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>