netdev - Re: [PATCH] sunhme: convert printk to pr

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Date:   Fri, 17 Aug 2018 12:27:51 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     mpatocka@...hat.com
Cc:     sparclinux@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sunhme: convert printk to pr_cont

From: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2018 15:12:22 -0400 (EDT)

> The kernel adds newlines automatically unless pr_cont is used. This patch
> converts sunhme to use pr_cont, so that the messages are not broken to
> multiple lines.
> 
> The patch also adds "\n" to a few strings that were missing it.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mikulas Patocka <mpatocka@...hat.com>
> Cc: stable@...r.kernel.org

"stable", are you sure?  What crash or memory corruption does these
added newlines in the kernel log cuase?

I don't think this is appropriate for -stable, sorry.

At best this is net-next material, and that tree is closed right now.

Please resubmit this when the net-next tree opens back up again,
thanks.