linux-kernel - Re: cocci script hints request

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Message-ID: <YHVgSuRCW1fdabrH@kroah.com>
Date:   Tue, 13 Apr 2021 11:11:38 +0200
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Fabio Aiuto <fabioaiuto83@...il.com>
Cc:     joe@...ches.com, julia.lawall@...ia.fr,
        linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: cocci script hints request

On Tue, Apr 13, 2021 at 11:04:01AM +0200, Fabio Aiuto wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I would like to improve the following coccinelle script:
> 
> @@
> expression a, fmt;
> expression list var_args;
> @@
> 
> -       DBG_871X_LEVEL(a, fmt, var_args);
> +       printk(fmt, var_args);
> 
> I would  replace the DBG_871X_LEVEL macro with printk,

No you really do not, you want to change that to a dev_*() call instead
depending on the "level" of the message.

No "raw" printk() calls please, I will just reject them :)

thanks,

greg k-h