Another way to fix this would be to say: ea_idebug(inode, "name=%d.%s, buffer=%p, buffer_size=%ld", - name_index, name, buffer, (long)buffer_size); + name_index, name ?: "(null)", buffer, (long)buffer_size); That would help for debugging. regards, dan carpenter -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe kernel-janitors" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html