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From: Don Lewis <Don.Lewis@tsc.tdk.com>
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Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1998 07:42:53 -0800
In-Reply-To: "David O'Brien" <obrien@NUXI.com>
       "Re: snprintf() in the kernel" (Nov 19,  8:30pm)
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On Nov 19,  8:30pm, "David O'Brien" wrote:
} Subject: Re: snprintf() in the kernel
} > The only subtle gotcha with snprintf() is that it returns
} > the number of characters that *would* have been printed,
} > not the number that actually were printed. 
} 
} So, create a new function called ksprintf() that has the calling semantics
} of sprintf(), but the return semantics you like.

I think the correct thing to do in many cases is to trap this and
return the appropriate error.  Silent truncation may introduce other
bugs.

			---  Truck

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