Subject: Re: Fwd: Re: [PATCH] net: ipv6: change %8s to %s for rt->dst.dev->name in seq_printf of rt6_info_route

From: Shan Wei <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2012 12:56:19 +0800

Chen Gang said, at 2012/11/27 12:18:
>>
>>>
>>>  for the format of information which seq_printf output:
>>>    it is not belong to OS API level for outside (at least, for current case, it is true). 
>>>    so we need not keep 'compatible' of it, so %16s is not necessary.
>>
>> Can you explain If we don't change to %s, what will happen?
>>
> 
>   for outside, nothing will happen.
> 
>   so it is not for correctness, it is only for "keep source code simple and clear".

So, it's a clean-up type patch which is just for developer,
but with the change of /proc interface which is for user.
user is first, so let us end this thread unless you have necessary reasons to do it. 

Thanks  
Shan Wei