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

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Date:	Mon, 19 Mar 2012 12:14:25 -0400
From:	Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>
To:	Anca Emanuel <anca.emanuel@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, 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 05:51:17PM +0200, Anca Emanuel wrote:
> Ted Ts'o: this effort is like BKL remove, ok, not like that.
> In 5 years, to have an standard. Mmm, maybe, less.
>
> Joe, prease remind to all one more time your goal, and the benefits.

Getting rid of the BKL had real, user-visible benefits.  Invoking a
war on printk has no real-world benefits.

It's about the same utility as fixing "colour" to be "color" because
people think standardized spelling is somehow critically important.
Guess what?  The world will keep spinning and users will not notice
the difference if we use printk vs. pr_info

    	       	     	 	    - Ted
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