Using obsolete socket type should be notice not info level. Registering is normal and should only be debug level. Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger --- a/net/socket.c 2014-08-12 13:07:42.000000000 -0700 +++ b/net/socket.c 2014-08-23 10:44:47.118408989 -0700 @@ -1276,8 +1276,8 @@ int __sock_create(struct net *net, int f static int warned; if (!warned) { warned = 1; - pr_info("%s uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)\n", - current->comm); + pr_notice("%s uses obsolete (PF_INET,SOCK_PACKET)\n", + current->comm); } family = PF_PACKET; } @@ -2624,7 +2624,7 @@ int sock_register(const struct net_proto } spin_unlock(&net_family_lock); - pr_info("NET: Registered protocol family %d\n", ops->family); + pr_debug("NET: Registered protocol family %d\n", ops->family); return err; } EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_register); @@ -2652,7 +2652,7 @@ void sock_unregister(int family) synchronize_rcu(); - pr_info("NET: Unregistered protocol family %d\n", family); + pr_debug("NET: Unregistered protocol family %d\n", family); } EXPORT_SYMBOL(sock_unregister); -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html