return ret;
 }
 
-static void cn_escape(char *str)
+static int cn_esc_printf(struct core_name *cn, const char *fmt, ...)
 {
-       for (; *str; str++)
-               if (*str == '/')
-                       *str = '!';
+       int cur = cn->used;
+       va_list arg;
+       int ret;
+
+       va_start(arg, fmt);
+       ret = cn_vprintf(cn, fmt, arg);
+       va_end(arg);
+
+       for (; cur < cn->used; ++cur) {
+               if (cn->corename[cur] == '/')
+                       cn->corename[cur] = '!';
+       }
+       return ret;
 }
 
 static int cn_print_exe_file(struct core_name *cn)
        int ret;
 
        exe_file = get_mm_exe_file(current->mm);
-       if (!exe_file) {
-               char *commstart = cn->corename + cn->used;
-               ret = cn_printf(cn, "%s (path unknown)", current->comm);
-               cn_escape(commstart);
-               return ret;
-       }
+       if (!exe_file)
+               return cn_esc_printf(cn, "%s (path unknown)", current->comm);
 
        pathbuf = kmalloc(PATH_MAX, GFP_TEMPORARY);
        if (!pathbuf) {
                goto free_buf;
        }
 
-       cn_escape(path);
-
-       ret = cn_printf(cn, "%s", path);
+       ret = cn_esc_printf(cn, "%s", path);
 
 free_buf:
        kfree(pathbuf);
                                break;
                        }
                        /* hostname */
-                       case 'h': {
-                               char *namestart = cn->corename + cn->used;
+                       case 'h':
                                down_read(&uts_sem);
-                               err = cn_printf(cn, "%s",
+                               err = cn_esc_printf(cn, "%s",
                                              utsname()->nodename);
                                up_read(&uts_sem);
-                               cn_escape(namestart);
                                break;
-                       }
                        /* executable */
-                       case 'e': {
-                               char *commstart = cn->corename + cn->used;
-                               err = cn_printf(cn, "%s", current->comm);
-                               cn_escape(commstart);
+                       case 'e':
+                               err = cn_esc_printf(cn, "%s", current->comm);
                                break;
-                       }
                        case 'E':
                                err = cn_print_exe_file(cn);
                                break;