linux-kernel - Re: another cleanup patch gone wrong

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Message-ID: <1271387506.2298.17.camel@Joe-Laptop.home>
Date:	Thu, 15 Apr 2010 20:11:46 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Finn Thain <fthain@...egraphics.com.au>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Paul Gortmaker <p_gortmaker@...oo.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux/m68k <linux-m68k@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: another cleanup patch gone wrong

On Fri, 2010-04-16 at 12:34 +1000, Finn Thain wrote:
> ...but this one was already merged, unfortunately.
> 
> > Use printk_once
> > Add #define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> > Convert printks without KERN_<level> to pr_info and pr_cont
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
> > Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> > 
> > 
> > diff --git a/drivers/net/mac8390.c b/drivers/net/mac8390.c
> > index 517cee4..8bd09e2 100644 (file)
> > --- a/drivers/net/mac8390.c
> > +++ b/drivers/net/mac8390.c
> > @@ -17,6 +17,8 @@
> >  /* 2002-12-30: Try to support more cards, some clues from NetBSD driver */
> >  /* 2003-12-26: Make sure Asante cards always work. */
> >  
> > +#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> > +
> 
> Why the macro? You only used it once.

It's used embedded in the pr_<level> functions.
It's used more than once.

> The pr_xxx naming convention belongs to a kernel-wide include file. Is it 
> really a good idea to start repurposing it in .c files?

It's in kernel.h, and yes, it is.
http://lkml.org/lkml/2008/11/12/297

> No, this is pr_err. The driver sets dev->mem_start expecting it to work, 
> obviously.

I suggest you change the levels to what you desire.

You could add yourself to the MAINTAINERS entry for this file.

cheers, Joe


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