[PATCH v2 1/2] vsprintf: Add upper case flavour to %p[mM]

From: Andy Shevchenko

Date: Wed Jun 03 2026 - 06:44:47 EST


Some of the (ABI aware) code needs an upper case when printing MAC
addresses. Introduce an extension for that into the existing %p[mM].

Signed-off-by: Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst | 3 +++
lib/tests/printf_kunit.c | 2 ++
lib/vsprintf.c | 22 ++++++++++++++++------
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)

diff --git a/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst b/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst
index c0b1b6089307..57e887ff24bc 100644
--- a/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst
+++ b/Documentation/core-api/printk-formats.rst
@@ -322,6 +322,7 @@ MAC/FDDI addresses
%pMF 00-01-02-03-04-05
%pm 000102030405
%pmR 050403020100
+ %p[mM][FR][U]

For printing 6-byte MAC/FDDI addresses in hex notation. The ``M`` and ``m``
specifiers result in a printed address with (M) or without (m) byte
@@ -335,6 +336,8 @@ For Bluetooth addresses the ``R`` specifier shall be used after the ``M``
specifier to use reversed byte order suitable for visual interpretation
of Bluetooth addresses which are in the little endian order.

+When ``U`` is passed, the result is printed in the upper case.
+
Passed by reference.

IPv4 addresses
diff --git a/lib/tests/printf_kunit.c b/lib/tests/printf_kunit.c
index 58e639b01e83..eccf041ebd56 100644
--- a/lib/tests/printf_kunit.c
+++ b/lib/tests/printf_kunit.c
@@ -435,8 +435,10 @@ mac(struct kunit *kunittest)

test("2d:48:d6:fc:7a:05", "%pM", addr);
test("05:7a:fc:d6:48:2d", "%pMR", addr);
+ test("05:7A:FC:D6:48:2D", "%pMRU", addr);
test("2d-48-d6-fc-7a-05", "%pMF", addr);
test("2d48d6fc7a05", "%pm", addr);
+ test("2D48D6FC7A05", "%pmU", addr);
test("057afcd6482d", "%pmR", addr);
}

diff --git a/lib/vsprintf.c b/lib/vsprintf.c
index 1389b50266bf..c9b6ec0f0de6 100644
--- a/lib/vsprintf.c
+++ b/lib/vsprintf.c
@@ -1303,31 +1303,39 @@ char *mac_address_string(char *buf, char *end, u8 *addr,
char mac_addr[sizeof("xx:xx:xx:xx:xx:xx")];
char *p = mac_addr;
int i;
- char separator;
+ char separator = ':';
bool reversed = false;
+ bool uc = false;

if (check_pointer(&buf, end, addr, spec))
return buf;

switch (fmt[1]) {
case 'F':
+ uc = fmt[2] == 'U';
separator = '-';
break;

case 'R':
+ uc = fmt[2] == 'U';
reversed = true;
- fallthrough;
+ break;
+
+ case 'U':
+ uc = true;
+ break;

default:
- separator = ':';
break;
}

for (i = 0; i < 6; i++) {
- if (reversed)
- p = hex_byte_pack(p, addr[5 - i]);
+ u8 byte = reversed ? addr[5 - i] : addr[i];
+
+ if (uc)
+ p = hex_byte_pack_upper(p, byte);
else
- p = hex_byte_pack(p, addr[i]);
+ p = hex_byte_pack(p, byte);

if (fmt[0] == 'M' && i != 5)
*p++ = separator;
@@ -2410,6 +2418,7 @@ early_param("no_hash_pointers", no_hash_pointers_enable);
* - 'MF' For a 6-byte MAC FDDI address, it prints the address
* with a dash-separated hex notation
* - '[mM]R' For a 6-byte MAC address, Reverse order (Bluetooth)
+ * - '[mM][FR][U]' One of the above in the upper case
* - 'I' [46] for IPv4/IPv6 addresses printed in the usual way
* IPv4 uses dot-separated decimal without leading 0's (1.2.3.4)
* IPv6 uses colon separated network-order 16 bit hex with leading 0's
@@ -2544,6 +2553,7 @@ char *pointer(const char *fmt, char *buf, char *end, void *ptr,
case 'm': /* Contiguous: 000102030405 */
/* [mM]F (FDDI) */
/* [mM]R (Reverse order; Bluetooth) */
+ /* [mM][FR][U] (One of the above in the upper case) */
return mac_address_string(buf, end, ptr, spec, fmt);
case 'I': /* Formatted IP supported
* 4: 1.2.3.4
--
2.50.1