On Mon, 2019-06-24 at 22:01 -0700, Joe Perches wrote: > On Tue, 2019-06-25 at 13:17 +1000, Alastair D'Silva wrote: > > From: Alastair D'Silva <alastair@xxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > Apologies for the large CC list, it's a heads up for those > > responsible > > for subsystems where a prototype change in generic code causes a > > change > > in those subsystems. > [] > > The default behaviour of hexdump is unchanged, however, the > > prototype > > for hex_dump_to_buffer() has changed, and print_hex_dump() has been > > renamed to print_hex_dump_ext(), with a wrapper replacing it for > > compatibility with existing code, which would have been too > > invasive to > > change. > > I believe this cover letter is misleading. > > The point of the wrapper is to avoid unnecessary changes > in existing > code. > > The wrapper is for print_hex_dump(), which has many callers. The changes to existing code are for hex_dump_to_buffer(), which is called in relatively few places. -- Alastair D'Silva mob: 0423 762 819 skype: alastair_dsilva Twitter: @EvilDeece blog: http://alastair.d-silva.org
