linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 9/9] thermal: cpu_cooling: Clarify error message

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Message-ID: <20190117055730.7hxe37ngcubo6htw@vireshk-i7>
Date:   Thu, 17 Jan 2019 11:27:30 +0530
From:   Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>
To:     Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-arm-msm@...r.kernel.org,
        bjorn.andersson@...aro.org, edubezval@...il.com,
        andy.gross@...aro.org, tdas@...eaurora.org, swboyd@...omium.org,
        dianders@...omium.org, mka@...omium.org,
        Javi Merino <javi.merino@...nel.org>,
        Zhang Rui <rui.zhang@...el.com>,
        Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>,
        "open list:THERMAL/CPU_COOLING" <linux-pm@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 9/9] thermal: cpu_cooling: Clarify error message

On 14-01-19, 15:51, Amit Kucheria wrote:
> Make it clear that it is a failure if the cpufreq driver was unable to
> register as a cooling device. Makes it easier to find in logs and
> grepping for words like fail, err, warn.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Amit Kucheria <amit.kucheria@...aro.org>
> ---
>  drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
> index dfd23245f778..6fff16113628 100644
> --- a/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
> +++ b/drivers/thermal/cpu_cooling.c
> @@ -774,7 +774,7 @@ of_cpufreq_cooling_register(struct cpufreq_policy *policy)
>  
>  		cdev = __cpufreq_cooling_register(np, policy, capacitance);
>  		if (IS_ERR(cdev)) {
> -			pr_err("cpu_cooling: cpu%d is not running as cooling device: %ld\n",
> +			pr_err("cpu_cooling: cpu%d failed to register as cooling device: %ld\n",
>  			       policy->cpu, PTR_ERR(cdev));
>  			cdev = NULL;
>  		}

Always keep such cleanup patches at the top, so the maintainers can
pick them up easily even if the entire series doesn't get in.

Acked-by: Viresh Kumar <viresh.kumar@...aro.org>

-- 
viresh