[PATCH 1/2] misc: introduce string_to_bin

[Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD]

On 17:13 Thu 05 Aug     , Baruch Siach wrote:
> Hi Jean-Christophe,
> 
> On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 03:41:14PM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD wrote:
> > On 15:43 Thu 05 Aug     , Baruch Siach wrote:
> > > On Thu, Aug 05, 2010 at 02:23:49PM +0200, Jean-Christophe PLAGNIOL-VILLARD 
> > > wrote:
> > > > 	how about use the kernel printf format instead
> > > 
> > > How can I use printf to convert a string representation to binary?
> > as example for ethernet address on the kernel we use %M or for UUID we %U to
> > print it in the right format. so take a look on vsprintf.c
> 
> This is good for converting binary values to strings, not the other way around 
> as we do here.
It's the same here u can do %xs to print it as hexa so it will be easier to
use

Best Regards,
J.