linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 3/3] Staging: crystalhd: Replace the BCMLOG_ERR macro with pr

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Date:	Sat, 18 Feb 2012 11:36:15 -0200
From:	Jorgyano vieira <jorgyano@...il.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Dan Carpenter <dan.carpenter@...cle.com>,
	gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, devel@...uxdriverproject.org,
	jarod@...sonet.com, nsankar@...adcom.com,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 3/3] Staging: crystalhd: Replace the BCMLOG_ERR macro with pr_err

> It's possible to add "%s...", __func__ to
> the necessary uses.  Adding it to the generic
> is likely overkill.
I agree with that.

> But is it really necessary anyway?
>
> Aren't those called via some specific notifier
> such that the output would make sense given
> some specific invalid input?
Some messages like "Invalid Arg" and "Invalid len" really don't make
sense as it is.

But I think that just adding __func__ to the necessary uses is enough.
I will resend this patch.
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