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diff --git a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt index 3af5ae6c9c11..3e8cb73ac43c 100644 --- a/Documentation/printk-formats.txt +++ b/Documentation/printk-formats.txt @@ -121,6 +121,38 @@ IPv6 addresses: print a compressed IPv6 address as described by http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952 +IPv4/IPv6 addresses (generic, with port, flowinfo, scope): + + %pIS 1.2.3.4 or 0001:0002:0003:0004:0005:0006:0007:0008 + %piS 001.002.003.004 or 00010002000300040005000600070008 + %pISc 1.2.3.4 or 1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8 + %pISpc 1.2.3.4:12345 or [1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8]:12345 + %p[Ii]S[pfschnbl] + + For printing an IP address without the need to distinguish whether it's + of type AF_INET or AF_INET6, a pointer to a valid 'struct sockaddr', + specified through 'IS' or 'iS', can be passed to this format specifier. + + The additional 'p', 'f', and 's' specifiers are used to specify port + (IPv4, IPv6), flowinfo (IPv6) and scope (IPv6). Ports have a ':' prefix, + flowinfo a '/' and scope a '%', each followed by the actual value. + + In case of an IPv6 address the compressed IPv6 address as described by + http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5952 is being used if the additional + specifier 'c' is given. The IPv6 address is surrounded by '[', ']' in + case of additional specifiers 'p', 'f' or 's' as suggested by + https://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-ietf-6man-text-addr-representation-07 + + In case of IPv4 addresses, the additional 'h', 'n', 'b', and 'l' + specifiers can be used as well and are ignored in case of an IPv6 + address. + + Further examples: + + %pISfc 1.2.3.4 or [1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8]/123456789 + %pISsc 1.2.3.4 or [1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8]%1234567890 + %pISpfc 1.2.3.4:12345 or [1:2:3:4:5:6:7:8]:12345/123456789 + UUID/GUID addresses: %pUb 00010203-0405-0607-0809-0a0b0c0d0e0f |