netdev - [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: implement netif_cond

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Date:   Fri, 27 Jan 2017 15:02:26 +0000
From:   Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
To:     <linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:     <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 2/4] net: implement netif_cond_dbg macro

For reporting things that may or may not be serious, depending on some
 condition, netif_cond_dbg will check the condition and print the report
 at either dbg (if the condition is true) or the specified level.

Suggested-by: Jon Cooper <jcooper@...arflare.com>
Signed-off-by: Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
---
 include/linux/netdevice.h | 9 +++++++++
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 3868c32..b83884c 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -4346,6 +4346,15 @@ do {								\
 })
 #endif
 
+/* if @cond then downgrade to debug, else print at @level */
+#define netif_cond_dbg(priv, type, netdev, cond, level, fmt, args...)     \
+	do {                                                              \
+		if (cond)                                                 \
+			netif_dbg(priv, type, netdev, fmt, ##args);       \
+		else                                                      \
+			netif_ ## level(priv, type, netdev, fmt, ##args); \
+	} while (0)
+
 #if defined(VERBOSE_DEBUG)
 #define netif_vdbg	netif_dbg
 #else