Re: [patch] repost of netfilter/NIPQUAD patches

From: David Ford (david@kalifornia.com)
Date: Fri Apr 14 2000 - 14:52:08 EST


Andrew Morton wrote:

> How about changing printk() so it knows how to output ipv4 dotted quads?
> printk("%q", sin.sin_addr.s_addr).

Because:
-this is the element of least surprise and
-doesn't change the API of printk and
-won't break if the number is in host order or network order, we'll use
HIPQUAD.

David Miller's NIPQUAD macro is really the most efficient way to handle this
IMO.

-d

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