linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] drivers: android: binder: Remove excessive indentation

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Date:	Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:21:28 -0700
From:	Arve Hjønnevåg <arve@...roid.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Mirsal Ennaime <mirsal@...sal.fr>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <greg@...ah.com>,
	Brian Swetland <swetland@...gle.com>,
	devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 3/3] drivers: android: binder: Remove excessive indentation

On Mon, Mar 11, 2013 at 5:04 PM, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> wrote:
...
> I think it's odd to use pr_info in binder_debug.
> Why not use KERN_DEBUG or pr_debug/dynamic_debugging?
>
> #define binder_debug(mask, x...) \
>         do { \
>                 if (binder_debug_mask & mask) \
>                         pr_info(x); \
>         } while (0)
>
>

This code predates the dynamic_debugging framework, but I also find it
easier to use so I would be reluctant to convert it unless there is an
easy way to match the current behavior. It is useful to turn a set of
debug messages on by class and to have some classes on by default.

-- 
Arve Hjønnevåg
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