linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v1 0/6] Set printk priority level

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Date:	Thu, 27 Jan 2011 07:22:41 +0000 (UTC)
From:	WANG Cong <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org, linux-mm@...ck.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v1 0/6] Set printk priority level

On Wed, 26 Jan 2011 15:29:24 -0800, Mandeep Singh Baines wrote:

> We've been burned by regressions/bugs which we later realized could have
> been triaged quicker if only we'd paid closer attention to dmesg.
> 
> This patch series fixes printk()s which appear in the logs of the device
> I'm currently working on. I'd love to fix all such printks but there are
> hundreds of files and thousands of LOC affected:
> 
> $ find . -name \*.c | xargs fgrep -c "printk(\"" | wc -l 16237
> $ find . -name \*.c | xargs fgrep "printk(\"" | wc -l 20745
> 

Yes, this is the right approach, every printk should have a
specified level.

Thanks.

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