Index: llvm/include/llvm/Support/Format.h
===================================================================
--- llvm/include/llvm/Support/Format.h
+++ llvm/include/llvm/Support/Format.h
@@ -75,6 +75,16 @@
 /// printed, this synthesizes the string into a temporary buffer provided and
 /// returns whether or not it is big enough.
 
+// Helper to validate that format() parameters are scalars or pointers.
+template <typename... Args> struct validate_format_parameters;
+template <typename Arg, typename... Args>
+struct validate_format_parameters<Arg, Args...> {
+  static_assert(std::is_scalar<Arg>::value,
+                "format can't be used with non fundamental / non pointer type");
+  validate_format_parameters() { validate_format_parameters<Args...>(); }
+};
+template <> struct validate_format_parameters<> {};
+
 template <typename... Ts>
 class format_object final : public format_object_base {
   std::tuple<Ts...> Vals;
@@ -91,7 +101,9 @@
 
 public:
   format_object(const char *fmt, const Ts &... vals)
-      : format_object_base(fmt), Vals(vals...) {}
+      : format_object_base(fmt), Vals(vals...) {
+    validate_format_parameters<Ts...>();
+  }
 
   int snprint(char *Buffer, unsigned BufferSize) const override {
     return snprint_tuple(Buffer, BufferSize, index_sequence_for<Ts...>());
Index: llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCVSXSwapRemoval.cpp
===================================================================
--- llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCVSXSwapRemoval.cpp
+++ llvm/lib/Target/PowerPC/PPCVSXSwapRemoval.cpp
@@ -962,7 +962,8 @@
     DEBUG(dbgs() << format("%6d", ID));
     DEBUG(dbgs() << format("%6d", EC->getLeaderValue(ID)));
     DEBUG(dbgs() << format(" BB#%3d", MI->getParent()->getNumber()));
-    DEBUG(dbgs() << format("  %14s  ", TII->getName(MI->getOpcode())));
+    DEBUG(dbgs() << format("  %14s  ",
+                           TII->getName(MI->getOpcode()).str.c_str()));
 
     if (SwapVector[EntryIdx].IsLoad)
       DEBUG(dbgs() << "load ");