Linus Torvalds writes: (Summary) But if it does, it should just be changed to %px, since it's a
bug report.
bug report.
But honestly, what do people expect that the pointer value will actually tell you if it is unhashed?
actually tell you if it is unhashed?
I suspect that an "offset and size within the kernel object" value might make sense. People get upset about the hashing, but don't seem to actually be able to ever tell what the f*ck they would use the non-hashed pointer value for. Because if you can't tell that, then dammit, then we should just _remove_ the stupid %p.
_remove_ the stupid %p.
Instead, people ask for "can I get everything unhashed" even when they can't give a reason for it.
can't give a reason for it.
Linus
Linus
Linus
bug report.
But honestly, what do people expect that the pointer value will actually tell you if it is unhashed?
actually tell you if it is unhashed?
I suspect that an "offset and size within the kernel object" value might make sense. People get upset about the hashing, but don't seem to actually be able to ever tell what the f*ck they would use the non-hashed pointer value for. Because if you can't tell that, then dammit, then we should just _remove_ the stupid %p.
_remove_ the stupid %p.
Instead, people ask for "can I get everything unhashed" even when they can't give a reason for it.
can't give a reason for it.
Linus
Linus
Linus