linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 1/2] break out page allocation warning code

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Date:	Mon, 11 Apr 2011 12:20:49 +0200
From:	"Michal Nazarewicz" <mina86@...a86.com>
To:	Michał Nazarewicz <mnazarewicz@...il.com>,
	"Dave Hansen" <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-mm@...ck.org, "Johannes Weiner" <hannes@...xchg.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] break out page allocation warning code

>> On Apr 8, 2011 10:23 PM, "Dave Hansen" <dave@...ux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
>>> +       if (fmt) {
>>> +               printk(KERN_WARNING);
>>> +               va_start(args, fmt);
>>> +               r = vprintk(fmt, args);
>>> +               va_end(args);
>>> +       }

> On Fri, 2011-04-08 at 22:54 +0200, Michał Nazarewicz wrote:
>> Could we make the "printk(KERN_WARNING);" go away and require caller
>> to specify level?

On Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:02:02 +0200, Dave Hansen wrote:
> The core problem is this: I want two lines of output: one for the
> order/mode gunk, and one for the user-specified message.
>
> If we have the user pass in a string for the printk() level, we're stuck
> doing what I have here.  If we have them _prepend_ it to the "fmt"
> string, then it's harder to figure out below.  I guess we could fish in
> the string for it.

This is a bit unfortunate, but that's what I was worried anyway.  I guess
creating a macro which automatically prepends format  with KERN_WARNING
would solve the issue but that's probably not the most elegant solution.

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