> Commit ef0658f3de484bf9b173639cd47544584e01efa5 changed precision
> from int to s8.
>
> There is existing kernel code that uses a larger precision.
>
> An example from the audit code:
> vsnprintf(...,..., " msg='%.1024s'", (char *)data);
> which overflows precision and truncates to nothing.
>
> Extending precision size fixes the audit system issue.
>
> Other changes:
>
> Change the size of the struct printf_spec.type from u16 to u8 so
> sizeof(struct printf_spec) stays as small as possible.
> Reorder the struct members so sizeof(struct printf_spec) remains 64 bits
> without alignment holes.
> Document the struct members a bit more.
>
> Original-patch-by: Eric Paris<eparis@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches<joe@perches.com>
> ---
> lib/vsprintf.c | 10 +++++-----
> 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
> index 24112e5..7376b7c 100644
> --- a/lib/vsprintf.c
> +++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
> @@ -408,12 +408,12 @@ enum format_type {
> };
>
> struct printf_spec {
> - u16 type;
> - s16 field_width; /* width of output field */
> + u8 type; /* format_type enum */
> u8 flags; /* flags to number() */
> - u8 base;
> - s8 precision; /* # of digits/chars */
> - u8 qualifier;
> + u8 base; /* number base, 8, 10 or 16 only */
> + u8 qualifier; /* number qualifier, one of 'hHlLtzZ' */
> + s16 field_width; /* width of output field */
> + s16 precision; /* # of digits/chars */
> };
>
> static char *number(char *buf, char *end, unsigned long long num,
>
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