linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ttyprintk: make the printk log level configurable

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Date:   Fri, 07 Sep 2018 10:11:22 +0200
From:   Peter Korsgaard <peter@...sgaard.com>
To:     Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:     Arnd Bergmann <arnd@...db.de>,
        Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ttyprintk: make the printk log level configurable

>>>>> "Joe" == Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com> writes:

 > On Fri, 2018-09-07 at 09:50 +0200, Peter Korsgaard wrote:
 >> On Tue, Aug 21, 2018 at 7:28 PM Peter Korsgaard <peter@...sgaard.com> wrote:
 >> > 
 >> > For some use cases it is handy to use a different printk log level than the
 >> > default (info) for the messages written to ttyprintk, so add a Kconfig
 >> > option similar to what we have for default console loglevel.
 >> 
 >> Ping? Feedback, comments?

 > I think it is moving "[U]" into TPK_LEVEL is an
 > unnecessary and a tad obfuscating change.

It is arguably part of the prefix, but OK - I have no problem leaving it
in the printk line.

 > This also adds a leading space for unknown reasons
 > after the KERN_SOH <level>.

True. I'll fix that and send a v2 - Thanks.

 >> > diff --git a/drivers/char/Kconfig b/drivers/char/Kconfig
 >> > index ce277ee0a28a..14a7f023f20b 100644
 >> > --- a/drivers/char/Kconfig
 >> > +++ b/drivers/char/Kconfig
 >> > @@ -66,6 +66,14 @@ config TTY_PRINTK
 >> > 
 >> >           If unsure, say N.
 >> > 
 >> > +config TTY_PRINTK_LEVEL
 >> > +       depends on TTY_PRINTK
 >> > +       int "ttyprintk log level (1-7)"
 >> > +       range 1 7
 >> > +       default "6"
 >> > +       help
 >> > +         Printk log level to use for ttyprintk messages.
 >> > +
 >> >  config PRINTER
 >> >         tristate "Parallel printer support"
 >> >         depends on PARPORT
 >> > diff --git a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
 >> > index 67549ce88cc9..22fbd483b5dc 100644
 >> > --- a/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
 >> > +++ b/drivers/char/ttyprintk.c
 >> > @@ -37,6 +37,8 @@ static struct ttyprintk_port tpk_port;
 >> >   */
 >> >  #define TPK_STR_SIZE 508 /* should be bigger then max expected line length */
 >> >  #define TPK_MAX_ROOM 4096 /* we could assume 4K for instance */
 >> > +#define TPK_PREFIX KERN_SOH __stringify(CONFIG_TTY_PRINTK_LEVEL) " [U]"

 > I think this should be

 > #define TPK_PREFIX KERN_SOH __stringify(CONFIG_TTY_PRINTK_LEVEL)

 >> > +
 >> >  static int tpk_curr;
 >> > 
 >> >  static char tpk_buffer[TPK_STR_SIZE + 4];
 >> > @@ -45,7 +47,7 @@ static void tpk_flush(void)
 >> >  {
 >> >         if (tpk_curr > 0) {
 >> >                 tpk_buffer[tpk_curr] = '\0';
 >> > -               pr_info("[U] %s\n", tpk_buffer);
 >> > +               printk(TPK_PREFIX " %s\n", tpk_buffer);

 > and this

 > 		printk(TPK_PREFIX "[U] %s\n", tpk_buffer);

 >> >                 tpk_curr = 0;
 >> >         }
 >> >  }
 >> > --
 >> > 2.11.0
 >> > 
 >> 
 >> 

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard