if (xenbus_scanf(XBT_NIL, dev->otherend, "feature-abs-pointer", "%d", &abs) < 0)
                abs = 0;
        if (abs) {
-               ret = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
-                                   "request-abs-pointer", "1");
+               ret = xenbus_write(XBT_NIL, dev->nodename,
+                                  "request-abs-pointer", "1");
                if (ret) {
                        pr_warning("xenkbd: can't request abs-pointer");
                        abs = 0;
                if (ret < 0)
                        val = 0;
                if (val) {
-                       ret = xenbus_printf(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->nodename,
-                                           "request-abs-pointer", "1");
+                       ret = xenbus_write(XBT_NIL, info->xbdev->nodename,
+                                          "request-abs-pointer", "1");
                        if (ret)
                                pr_warning("xenkbd: can't request abs-pointer");
                }