lib: vsprintf: Add %pa format specifier for phys_addr_t types
Add the %pa format specifier for printing a phys_addr_t
type and its derivative types (such as resource_size_t),
since the physical address size on some platforms can vary
based on build options, regardless of the native integer
type.
Change-Id: I2ba0003d689a9a2bd13f1a1e2d897b6eacc5d224
Signed-off-by: Stepan Moskovchenko <stepanm@codeaurora.org>
diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
index 5df176e..6f53742 100644
--- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
+++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt
@@ -53,6 +53,14 @@
For printing struct resources. The 'R' and 'r' specifiers result in a
printed resource with ('R') or without ('r') a decoded flags member.
+Physical addresses:
+
+ %pa 0x01234567 or 0x0123456789abcdef
+
+ For printing a phys_addr_t type (and its derivatives, such as
+ resource_size_t) which can vary based on build options, regardless of
+ the width of the CPU data path. Passed by reference.
+
MAC/FDDI addresses:
%pM 00:01:02:03:04:05
@@ -134,9 +142,9 @@
printk("%lld", (long long)s64_var);
If <type> is dependent on a config option for its size (e.g., sector_t,
-blkcnt_t, phys_addr_t, resource_size_t) or is architecture-dependent
-for its size (e.g., tcflag_t), use a format specifier of its largest
-possible type and explicitly cast to it. Example:
+blkcnt_t) or is architecture-dependent for its size (e.g., tcflag_t), use a
+format specifier of its largest possible type and explicitly cast to it.
+Example:
printk("test: sector number/total blocks: %llu/%llu\n",
(unsigned long long)sector, (unsigned long long)blockcount);