linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH V2] SYSV: logging update

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Date:	Wed, 23 Jul 2014 08:07:11 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Fabian Frederick <fabf@...net.be>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, hch@...radead.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH V2] SYSV: logging update

On Wed, 2014-07-23 at 16:50 +0200, Fabian Frederick wrote:
> -use current logging functions
> -replace no level printk by pr_err
> -add debug.c / sysv_err function to include sb->s_id
> -standardize prefix: "sysv (sb id): " and remove sb id from various logging at different places.
> -use __func__
> -coalesce formats

Seems fine but:

> diff --git a/fs/sysv/debug.c b/fs/sysv/debug.c
[]
> @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME " " fmt

Please use KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt

> +
> +#include "sysv.h"
> +
> +void sysv_err(struct super_block *sb, const char *fmt, ...)
> +{
> +	struct va_format vaf;
> +	va_list args;
> +
> +	va_start(args, fmt);
> +	vaf.fmt = fmt;
> +	vaf.va = &args;
> +	pr_err("(%s): %pV\n", sb->s_id, &vaf);

This trailing \n is not necessary and causes
blank lines in the log.

All callers already use it.


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