linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Acer Aspire One Fan Control

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Date:	Tue, 19 May 2009 08:47:54 +0200
From:	Peter Feuerer <peter@...e.net>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, lenb@...nel.org,
	Matthew Garrett <mjg59@...f.ucam.org>,
	Maxim Levitsky <maximlevitsky@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Acer Aspire One Fan Control

Hi Joe,

Joe Perches writes:

>> +#define acerhdf_printk(loglevel, fmt, args...) \
>> +	printk(loglevel "acerhdf: " fmt, ## args);
>> +
>> +#define acerhdf_notice(fmt, args...) \
>> +	acerhdf_printk(KERN_NOTICE, fmt, ## args);
>> +
>> +#define acerhdf_error(fmt, args...) \
>> +	acerhdf_printk(KERN_ERR, fmt, ## args);
> 
> Could you please not create new prefixes for printk?
> 
> I think:
> 
> #define pr_fmt(fmt) "acerhdf:" fmt
> and use of pr_err and pr_notice would be better.

I could do that. Just curious, is there any deeper reason? Or does it just feel wrong in some matter?

best regards,
--peter
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