linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH part2 3/4] acpi: Remove "continue" in macro INVALID

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Message-ID: <5208F06C.8090206@gmail.com>
Date:	Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:25:48 +0800
From:	Tang Chen <imtangchen@...il.com>
To:	Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH part2 3/4] acpi: Remove "continue" in macro INVALID_TABLE().

On 08/12/2013 10:21 PM, Tejun Heo wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 08, 2013 at 07:09:53AM -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
>> If you really think that the #define is better, use
>> something like HW_ERR does and embed that #define
>> in the pr_err.
>>
>> #define ACPI_OVERRIDE	"ACPI OVERRIDE: "
>>
>> 	pr_err(ACPI_OVERRIDE "Table smaller than ACPI header [%s%s]\n",
>> 	       cpio_path, file.name);
>>
>> It's only used a few times by a single file so
>> I think it's unnecessary.
>
> I agree with Joe here.  Just doing normal pr_err() should be enough.
> You can use pr_fmt() to add headers but given that we aren't talking
> about huge number of printks, that probably is an overkill too.

OK, followed.

Thanks.

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