linux-kernel - Re: sched: restore sanity

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Message-ID: <20091222101112.GQ18217@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:11:12 +0000
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Peter Zijlstra <peterz@...radead.org>, San Mehat <san@...gle.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>,
	lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: sched: restore sanity

On Sun, Dec 20, 2009 at 09:22:23AM -0800, Joe Perches wrote:

> pr_<level> offers some things printk cannot:
> 
> o standardization, eliminates frequent missing KERN_ levels
>   and missing/typo/misspelled module prefixes  
> o visually shorter, fewer chars used, less 80 char wrapping
> o finer grained ability to eliminate unnecessary messages
>   for embedded systems
> o standardized mechanism to prefix messages with module/function
> o eventual code reduction via use of a singleton instead of
>   duplicated module/function names
> o eventual dynamic_debug styled control of prefix by
>   module/function

o leveraging the synergy between make-work job and commit count masturbation
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