linux-kernel - Re: Input-gameport: Replace some printk() calls by pr_info() in joydump

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Date:   Sat, 24 Sep 2016 21:50:54 +0200
From:   SF Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     linux-input@...r.kernel.org,
        Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org,
        Julia Lawall <julia.lawall@...6.fr>
Subject: Re: Input-gameport: Replace some printk() calls by pr_info() in
 joydump_connect()

>> Should the desired output be the same when the relevant data are passed by a single function call
>> (instead of three as before)?
> 
> Adding a singleton for a pr_fmt #define constant string and
> updating the printk subsystem to prepend that constant string
> to each use of a pr_<level> at runtime would be an improvement
> as it could reduce constant data used by the format strings.

Thanks for for this constructive feedback.


> That would be a _real_ improvement.

This sounds interesting for me too.


> Please try to implement something like that before submitting
> more of these incorrect patches.

Nice wish!

Did any other software developer try to implement such enhanced
logging functionality already?

Regards,
Markus