{ _DPRINTK_FLAGS_NONE, '_' },
 };
 
+struct flagsbuf { char buf[ARRAY_SIZE(opt_array)+1]; };
+
 /* format a string into buf[] which describes the _ddebug's flags */
-static char *ddebug_describe_flags(struct _ddebug *dp, char *buf,
-                                   size_t maxlen)
+static char *ddebug_describe_flags(unsigned int flags, struct flagsbuf *fb)
 {
-       char *p = buf;
+       char *p = fb->buf;
        int i;
 
-       BUG_ON(maxlen < 6);
        for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opt_array); ++i)
-               if (dp->flags & opt_array[i].flag)
+               if (flags & opt_array[i].flag)
                        *p++ = opt_array[i].opt_char;
-       if (p == buf)
+       if (p == fb->buf)
                *p++ = '_';
        *p = '\0';
 
-       return buf;
+       return fb->buf;
 }
 
 #define vnpr_info(lvl, fmt, ...)                               \
        struct ddebug_table *dt;
        unsigned int newflags;
        unsigned int nfound = 0;
-       char flagbuf[10];
+       struct flagsbuf fbuf;
 
        /* search for matching ddebugs */
        mutex_lock(&ddebug_lock);
                        v2pr_info("changed %s:%d [%s]%s =%s\n",
                                 trim_prefix(dp->filename), dp->lineno,
                                 dt->mod_name, dp->function,
-                                ddebug_describe_flags(dp, flagbuf,
-                                                      sizeof(flagbuf)));
+                                ddebug_describe_flags(dp->flags, &fbuf));
                }
        }
        mutex_unlock(&ddebug_lock);
 {
        struct ddebug_iter *iter = m->private;
        struct _ddebug *dp = p;
-       char flagsbuf[10];
+       struct flagsbuf flags;
 
        if (p == SEQ_START_TOKEN) {
                seq_puts(m,
        seq_printf(m, "%s:%u [%s]%s =%s \"",
                   trim_prefix(dp->filename), dp->lineno,
                   iter->table->mod_name, dp->function,
-                  ddebug_describe_flags(dp, flagsbuf, sizeof(flagsbuf)));
+                  ddebug_describe_flags(dp->flags, &flags));
        seq_escape(m, dp->format, "\t\r\n\"");
        seq_puts(m, "\"\n");