linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/5] ide debugging macros

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Message-Id: <200808182329.13199.bzolnier@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:29:13 +0200
From:	Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz <bzolnier@...il.com>
To:	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...glemail.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-ide@...r.kernel.org,
	Borislav Petkov <petkovbb@...il.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/5] ide debugging macros

On Monday 18 August 2008, Bartlomiej Zolnierkiewicz wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> 
> On Sunday 17 August 2008, Borislav Petkov wrote:
> > Hi Bart,
> > 
> > here's something i've been wanting to do for a long time: debugging macros. The
> > reason for it is that i got tired of adding debug printk's everytime i'm testing
> > something so here we go.
> > 
> > The debugging macro is similar to the old ones but is one for all drivers
> > (currently only ide-floppy), is nice on branch prediction and is controlled by a
> > drive->debug_mask switch which is a module parameter and as such can be set at
> > module load time, of course. I've been thinking of adding also a sysfs attribute
> > too but can't seem to find quite the justification for it so no sysfs for now :)
> 
> if you look closely you should already find it :)
> 
> [ module parameters are exported through sysfs and it uses 0644 mask ]

Together with sysfs device-driver binding/unbinding support it
can probably substitute for lack of sysfs attribute for now. ;)

Anyway adding a proper device sysfs attribute will be trivial
(ide_dev_attrs[]) but lets wait with it until things settle down.

Thanks,
Bart
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