linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] usbip: vhci_hcd indicate failed message

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Date:   Mon, 16 Sep 2019 07:18:30 -0600
From:   shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
To:     Mao Wenan <maowenan@...wei.com>, valentina.manea.m@...il.com,
        gregkh@...uxfoundation.org
Cc:     linux-usb@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org, shuah <shuah@...nel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] usbip: vhci_hcd indicate failed message

On 9/15/19 8:22 AM, Mao Wenan wrote:
> If the return value of vhci_init_attr_group and
> sysfs_create_group is non-zero, which mean they failed
> to init attr_group and create sysfs group, so it would
> better add 'failed' message to indicate that.
> This patch also change pr_err to dev_err to trace which
> device is failed.
> 
> Fixes: 0775a9cbc694 ("usbip: vhci extension: modifications to vhci driver")
> Signed-off-by: Mao Wenan <maowenan@...wei.com>
> ---
>   v2: change pr_err to dev_err.
>   drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c | 4 ++--
>   1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> index 000ab7225717..bea28ec846ee 100644
> --- a/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> +++ b/drivers/usb/usbip/vhci_hcd.c
> @@ -1185,12 +1185,12 @@ static int vhci_start(struct usb_hcd *hcd)
>   	if (id == 0 && usb_hcd_is_primary_hcd(hcd)) {
>   		err = vhci_init_attr_group();
>   		if (err) {
> -			pr_err("init attr group\n");
> +			dev_err(hcd_dev(hcd), "init attr group failed\n");

Why not include err information in the message. Helps figure out why
it failed.

>   			return err;
>   		}
>   		err = sysfs_create_group(&hcd_dev(hcd)->kobj, &vhci_attr_group);
>   		if (err) {
> -			pr_err("create sysfs files\n");
> +			dev_err(hcd_dev(hcd), "create sysfs files failed\n");
>   			vhci_finish_attr_group();
>   			return err;
>   		}
> 

Why not include err information in the message. Helps figure out why
it failed.

thanks,
-- Shuah