linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization Management Unit (SMU) support

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Message-ID: <YG6gtoOtqJSv63fg@kroah.com>
Date:   Thu, 8 Apr 2021 08:20:38 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Min Li <min.li.xe@...esas.com>
Cc:     "derek.kiernan@...inx.com" <derek.kiernan@...inx.com>,
        "dragan.cvetic@...inx.com" <dragan.cvetic@...inx.com>,
        "arnd@...db.de" <arnd@...db.de>,
        "linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org" <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/2] misc: Add Renesas Synchronization
 Management Unit (SMU) support

On Wed, Apr 07, 2021 at 08:00:38PM +0000, Min Li wrote:
> > 
> > Do you really meen "+" here?  (sorry, have to ask.)
> > 
> 
> I don't know. All of our Linux kernel code has GPL-2.0+ and I just blindly inherit it.

You should ask your managers :)

> 
> > > +#define pr_fmt(fmt) KBUILD_MODNAME ": " fmt
> > 
> > You should not need this as it's a driver, so you should only use the
> > dev_dbg() family of print message functions, no need for pr_*() calls.
> > 
> I have one call to pr_err in rsmu_init
> 
> pr_err("Unabled to register %s platform driver", DRIVER_NAME); 
> 

My recommendation in another email shows that the line above is not
needed...

thanks,

greg k-h