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authorTobin C. Harding2017-11-23 10:55:24 +1100
committerTobin C. Harding2017-11-29 12:02:58 +1100
commit553d8e8b107159088cc4e2855a2bd9a358365e3f (patch)
tree0df437427f9239e2a69234a133999b76be7f4c03 /Documentation/printk-formats.txt
parent4fbd8d194f06c8a3fd2af1ce560ddb31f7ec8323 (diff)
docs: correct documentation for %pK
Current documentation indicates that %pK prints a leading '0x'. This is not the case. Correct documentation for printk specifier %pK. Signed-off-by: Tobin C. Harding <me@tobin.cc>
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@@ -85,13 +85,12 @@ Examples::
printk("Faulted at %pS\n", (void *)regs->ip);
printk(" %s%pB\n", (reliable ? "" : "? "), (void *)*stack);
-
Kernel Pointers
===============
::
- %pK 0x01234567 or 0x0123456789abcdef
+ %pK 01234567 or 0123456789abcdef
For printing kernel pointers which should be hidden from unprivileged
users. The behaviour of ``%pK`` depends on the ``kptr_restrict sysctl`` - see