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

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Date:	Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:25:20 +0100
From:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
CC:	Jiri Slaby <jirislaby@...il.com>, Ted Ts'o <tytso@....edu>,
	Andreas Dilger <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 03/20/2012 10:21 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> On Tue, 2012-03-20 at 09:57 +0100, Jiri Slaby wrote:
>> And BTW setting the argument that it is a newer interface (that is what
>> ath5k pr_* conversion patches commit log says) is not a good
>> justification at all.
> 
> No again, the ath5k pr_ conversion patches are to
> standardize prefixes and to reduce code size by
> centralizing tests.

What is the "standard" prefix?

> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/18/121
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/18/123
> https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/3/18/124
> 
> I happen to like 30K/10+% code size reductions.

Obvious question: what speed reduction does this bring?

thanks,
-- 
js
suse labs
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