linux-kernel - Re: The current status of info, err and warn macros in kernel

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Date:	Sun, 26 Apr 2009 20:31:43 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	Ozan Çağlayan <ozan@...dus.org.tr>
Cc:	"linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: The current status of info, err and warn macros in kernel

On Sun, Apr 26, 2009 at 02:06:46AM +0300, Ozan Çağlayan wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I noticed that I can't compile some out-of-tree modules like lirc,
> lmpcm_usb on my 2.6.30_rc* source tree.
> The compiler aborts saying "implicit declaration of function 'info'". I
> googled and found the following thread
> in linux-next mailing list:

Like was pointed out, they are really gone now.  They were usb-only
functions, that didn't make sense anymore, and lots of other drivers
were using them instead.

Convert to use the dev_* functions instead, those are also backwards
compatible, which should make your life a bit easier.

good luck,

greg k-h
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