linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/6] kmsg: tagged kernel messages.

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Message-Id: <200809261448.05391.rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
Date:	Fri, 26 Sep 2008 14:48:04 +1000
From:	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>
To:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	lf_kernel_messages@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>, Tim Hockin <thockin@...kin.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ibm.com>,
	Gerrit Huizenga <gh@...ibm.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Jochen Voß <jochen.voss@...glemail.com>,
	Kunai Takashi <kunai@...ux-foundation.jp>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>, Jan Blunck <jblunck@...e.de>,
	Rick Troth <rmt@...ita.net>, Utz Bacher <utz.bacher@...ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/6] kmsg: tagged kernel messages.

On Friday 26 September 2008 02:28:28 Martin Schwidefsky wrote:
> +#define kmsg_emerg(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_EMERG, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_alert(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_ALERT, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_crit(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_CRIT, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_err(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_ERR, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_warn(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_WARNING, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_notice(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_NOTICE, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)
> +#define kmsg_info(fmt, ...) \
> +	kmsg_printk_hash(KERN_INFO, fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__)

Now I'm going to be an asshole and ask you to define when each of these levels 
should be used.  Do we need all of them?

Thanks,
Rusty.
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