Subject: Re: [RFC PATCHv3] printk: add %pM format specifier for MAC addresses

From: Joe Perches <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:48:25 -0700

On Mon, 2008-10-27 at 16:14 -0700, Harvey Harrison wrote:
> I was thinking of using %pI6 to replace NIP6() and NIP6_FMT and using
> %#pI6 for NIP6_SEQFMT.
> 
> On the IPv4 side, maybe use %pI4 for network endian NIPQUAD() and NIPQUAD_FMT
> and then %#pI4 for host-endian HIQUAD(), as displaying the IPv4 address without
> the periods isn't useful?

HIPQUAD is horrible and should disappear.
Just use htonl first.

I think just %p4 %p6 %#p6 for the NIP6_SEQFMT uses.