linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/4] Input: elan_i2c - always output the device information

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Message-ID: <20160930235249.GA1680@dtor-ws>
Date:   Fri, 30 Sep 2016 16:52:49 -0700
From:   Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>
To:     Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
Cc:     KT Liao <kt.liao@....com.tw>, Adrian Alves <aalves@...il.com>,
        linux-input@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/4] Input: elan_i2c - always output the device
 information

On Wed, Sep 28, 2016 at 04:34:02PM +0200, Benjamin Tissoires wrote:
> it's always easier to retrieve these information in bug reports when
> it is always printed in the dmesg.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Benjamin Tissoires <benjamin.tissoires@...hat.com>
> ---
>  drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> index d15b338..2de1f75 100644
> --- a/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> +++ b/drivers/input/mouse/elan_i2c_core.c
> @@ -1093,7 +1093,7 @@ static int elan_probe(struct i2c_client *client,
>  	if (error)
>  		return error;
>  
> -	dev_dbg(&client->dev,
> +	dev_info(&client->dev,
>  		"Elan Touchpad Information:\n"
>  		"    Module product ID:  0x%04x\n"
>  		"    Firmware Version:  0x%04x\n"

The format is acceptable for dev_dbg, but this multi-line output is not
too nice for normal logging, especially as we probe the device
asynchronously so there can easily be more output from other kernel
threads.

Thanks.

-- 
Dmitry