linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/4] Add <linux/klog.h>

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Date:	Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:59:08 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Zack Weinberg <zackw@...ix.com>
Cc:	Stephen Smalley <sds@...ho.nsa.gov>, jmorris@...ei.org,
	Chris Wright <chrisw@...s-sol.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 1/4] Add <linux/klog.h>

On Thu, 14 Dec 2006 16:16:40 -0800 Zack Weinberg wrote:

> This patch introduces <linux/klog.h> with symbolic constants for the
> various sys_syslog() opcodes, and changes all in-kernel references to
> those opcodes to use the constants.  The header is added to the set of
> user/kernel interface headers.  (Unlike the previous revision of this
> patch series, no kernel-private additions to this file are contemplated.)

Hi Zack,

This patch looks good except for one nit:

> --- linux-2.6.orig/fs/proc/kmsg.c	2006-12-13 15:53:29.000000000 -0800
> +++ linux-2.6/fs/proc/kmsg.c	2006-12-13 16:04:46.000000000 -0800
> @@ -21,27 +22,28 @@
>  
>  static int kmsg_open(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
>  {
> -	return do_syslog(1,NULL,0);
> +	return do_syslog(KLOG_OPEN,NULL,0);
>  }
>  
>  static int kmsg_release(struct inode * inode, struct file * file)
>  {
> -	(void) do_syslog(0,NULL,0);
> +	(void) do_syslog(KLOG_CLOSE,NULL,0);
>  	return 0;
>  }

Please use a space after the commas (even though you just left it
as it already was).

---
~Randy
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