Re: [PATCH] net: mdio: octeon: use %p for bus id

From: Andrew Lunn

Date: Tue Apr 14 2026 - 12:23:04 EST


On Tue, Apr 14, 2026 at 11:56:52PM +0800, Chen Jung Ku wrote:
> Replace %px with %p to avoid exposing raw kernel pointer values.

What exactly are we giving away here?

compatible = "cavium,octeon-3860-mdio";
#address-cells = <1>;
#size-cells = <0>;
reg = <0x11800 0x00001900 0x0 0x40>;

Isn't bus->register_base this well known value?

You also need to think about ABI.

Andrew