linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Driver core: Reduce the level of request

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Date:	Tue, 16 Mar 2010 01:17:59 +0100
From:	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>
To:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>
Cc:	Jaswinder Singh Rajput <jaswinderlinux@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	David Woodhouse <dwmw2@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Driver core: Reduce the level of request_firmware() messages

On Tuesday 16 March 2010, Greg KH wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 05:04:09AM +0530, Jaswinder Singh Rajput wrote:
> > Hello Rafael,
> > 
> > On Tue, Mar 16, 2010 at 2:57 AM, Rafael J. Wysocki <rjw@...k.pl> wrote:
> > >
> > > I still think it's a good idea.  The information about what firmware is being
> > > used doesn't seem to be very useful for anything but debugging, so I think
> > > KERN_DEBUG is actually the right level for these messages.
> > >
> > 
> > Can we use printk_once()
> 
> No, I'd rather use dev_dbg() that way we can dynamically turn it on and
> off as needed.  I took Rafael's original patch.

OK, thanks!

> Funny thing is, someone else also sent the same patch, so there must be
> others wanting this change :)

I know SGI wants it at least.

Rafael
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