[PATCH 1/7] vsprintf: Add %pTN to print task name

[Petr Mladek]

On Fri 2024-12-13 13:46:04, Yafang Shao wrote:
> Since the task->comm is guaranteed to be NUL-ternimated, we can print it
> directly. Add a new vsnprintf format specifier "%pTN" to print task comm,
> where 'p' represents the task Pointer, 'T' stands for Task, and 'N' denots
> Name. With this abstraction, the user no longer needs to care about
> retrieving task name.

What is the advantage, please?

Honestly, I believe that the meaning of

	printk("%s\n", task->comm);

is much more clear than using a cryptic %pXYZ modifier:

	printk("%pTN\n", task);


The %pXYZ modifiers makes sense only when the formatting of the printed
information needs some processing. But this is a plain string.
IMHO, it is not worth it. In fact, I believe that it is a
counter productive.

Best Regards,
Petr