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SubjectRe: [PATCH v4] wifi: ath9k: fix printk specifier
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Dongliang Mu <dzm91@hust.edu.cn> wrote:

> Smatch reports:
>
> ath_pci_probe() warn: argument 4 to %lx specifier is cast from pointer
> ath_ahb_probe() warn: argument 4 to %lx specifier is cast from pointer
>
> Fix it by modifying %lx to %p in the printk format string.
>
> Note that with this change, the pointer address will be printed as a
> hashed value by default. This is appropriate because the kernel
> should not leak kernel pointers to user space in an informational
> message. If someone wants to see the real address for debugging
> purposes, this can be achieved with the no_hash_pointers kernel option.
>
> Signed-off-by: Dongliang Mu <dzm91@hust.edu.cn>
> Acked-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@toke.dk>
> Signed-off-by: Kalle Valo <quic_kvalo@quicinc.com>

Patch applied to ath-next branch of ath.git, thanks.

061115fbfb2c wifi: ath9k: fix printk specifier

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https://patchwork.kernel.org/project/linux-wireless/patch/20230723040403.296723-1-dzm91@hust.edu.cn/

https://wireless.wiki.kernel.org/en/developers/documentation/submittingpatches

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