linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] jfs: logging neatening

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Date:	Wed, 30 Mar 2016 10:56:55 -0500
From:	Dave Kleikamp <dave.kleikamp@...cle.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	JFS Discussion <jfs-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] jfs: logging neatening

On 03/30/2016 07:23 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> This patchset fixes the uses of jfs_info, jfs_warn and jfs_err that
> have terminating newlines and a couple other trivialities to make
> the logging a bit more consistent.

These patches look good. I'm pushing them out to the -next build.

> There is a difference in use between jfs_error and the other
> jfs_info, jfs_warn, and jfs_err logging macros.  jfs_error is more
> like the rest of the kernel and requires a newline as the last
> character of the format.
> 
> The jfs_info, jfs_warn, and jfs_err macros add the terminating
> newline to the format so the uses do not require them.

I think there's an argument for both ways of doing it. I'm sure I had my
reasons for automatically adding the newline back when I implemented
those macros. (They probably should be inline functions, but that's
another issue.)

> It is a habituated style for many people to add the terminating
> newline for many people and this difference in use between the
> various macro styles causes trivial defects in logging output.
> 
> It might be better if the jfs_info, jfs_warn, and jfs_err macros
> were changed to require a newline termination and the uses changed
> to include the newline, but that's a larger change.

Yeah, these patches are the obvious improvement, without changing
anything from a design standpoint.

> 
> Joe Perches (3):
>   jfs: Remove terminating newlines from jfs_info, jfs_warn, jfs_err uses
>   jfs: Remove unnecessary line continuations and terminating newlines
>   jfs: Coalesce some formats
> 
>  fs/jfs/inode.c       |  4 ++--
>  fs/jfs/jfs_discard.c |  6 ++----
>  fs/jfs/jfs_dtree.c   | 10 ++++------
>  fs/jfs/jfs_imap.c    |  3 +--
>  fs/jfs/jfs_inode.c   |  2 +-
>  fs/jfs/jfs_logmgr.c  | 14 ++++++--------
>  fs/jfs/jfs_txnmgr.c  | 21 +++++++++------------
>  fs/jfs/namei.c       |  4 ++--
>  fs/jfs/super.c       |  4 ++--
>  9 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)
>