linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/9] ext4: Use pr_fmt and pr

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Message-ID: <20120319153133.GA2502@thunk.org>
Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2012 11:31:34 -0400
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	joe@...ches.com, adilger.kernel@...ger.ca,
	linux-ext4@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/9] ext4: Use pr_fmt and pr_<level>

On Mon, Mar 19, 2012 at 01:12:11AM -0400, David Miller wrote:
> 
> It also allows you to modify pr_fmt at the top of the file or
> elsewhere and have it influence the output, as just one example
> of how it's better.
> 
> As a maintainer you can only take one of two positions:
> 
> 1) Accept all properly written patches that convert code over to use
>    the new and recommended way of doing things, such as pr_info() et
>    al.

Recommended by *who*?!?  Who dictated that this is the best way to go?

And in the past we've always allowed for local variations of style;
it's never been a strict style nazism.  Linus has always given
maintainers latitude and has frowned on patch churn for churn's sake.

For goodness sake we still have get_fs() and set_fs() in the kernel
code even though we haven't used the actual fs segment register in
over a decade.

And we're arguing over "there must be only one true logging
interface?!?".  This isn't Highlander.

						- Ted
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