linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] rtc: max77686: Use dev_warn() instead of pr

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Date:	Tue, 26 Jan 2016 22:53:53 -0300
From:	Javier Martinez Canillas <javier@....samsung.com>
To:	Andi Shyti <andi.shyti@...sung.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Kukjin Kim <kgene@...nel.org>,
	rtc-linux@...glegroups.com, Chanwoo Choi <cw00.choi@...sung.com>,
	Alexandre Belloni <alexandre.belloni@...e-electrons.com>,
	Krzysztof Kozlowski <k.kozlowski@...sung.com>,
	Laxman Dewangan <ldewangan@...dia.com>,
	linux-samsung-soc@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] rtc: max77686: Use dev_warn() instead of
 pr_warn()

Hello Andi,

Thanks a lot for your feedback and review.

On 01/26/2016 10:22 PM, Andi Shyti wrote:
> Hi Javier,
>
>>   		if (tm->tm_year < 100) {
>> -			pr_warn("RTC can't handle year %d. Assume it's 2000.\n",
>> -				1900 + tm->tm_year);
>> +			dev_warn(info->dev,
>> +				 "RTC can't handle year %d. Assume it's 2000\n",
>> +				 1900 + tm->tm_year);
>>   			return -EINVAL;
>
> Because we are returning an error value, why not use dev_err()?
>

You are absolutely right. Since the driver was using pr_warn(), I used
dev_warn() but dev_err() would had been correct.

If you don't mind I plan to do it as a follow up patch to avoid having
to resend the whole series only for this change.
  
Best regards,
-- 
Javier Martinez Canillas
Open Source Group
Samsung Research America