2016-11-03 2:38 GMT+09:00 SF Markus Elfring <elfring@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>: >>>> + if (printf("cmd_%s := %s\n\n", target, cmdline) < 10) { >>> >>> Rather than scatter fragile magic numbers, like 10, throughout the >>> code, if you're hell-bent on checking for printf errors you could >>> write a little wrapper function that hid the magic number and bundled >>> up the errno stuff. >> >> >> BTW, how the magic number "10" was calculated? > > Does the passed format string indicate how many characters should be > printed at least? So, the check is a bit compromised. The printf() should print at lease 10 characters. If "target" or "cmdline" is not NULL, it should print more. -- Best Regards Masahiro Yamada -- 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