linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] clocksource: davinci: avoid trailing '\n' hidden in pr

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Date:   Thu, 9 Apr 2020 11:43:09 +0200
From:   Daniel Lezcano <daniel.lezcano@...aro.org>
To:     Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>,
        tglx@...utronix.de
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clocksource: davinci: avoid trailing '\n' hidden in
 pr_fmt()

On 09/04/2020 11:25, Christophe JAILLET wrote:
> pr_xxx() functions usually have '\n' at the end of the logging message.
> Here, this '\n' is added via the 'pr_fmt' macro.
> 
> In order to be more consistent with other files, use a more standard
> convention and put these '\n' back in the messages themselves and remove it
> from the pr_fmt macro.
> 
> While at it, remove a useless message in case of 'kzalloc' failure,
> especially with a __GFP_NOFAIL flag.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Christophe JAILLET <christophe.jaillet@...adoo.fr>

Applied, thanks

> ---
> Not sure that the __GFP_NOFAIL is relevant here.

No, it is not relevant.


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