linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/of: Add support for boot time interrupt delivery mode configuration

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Date:   Wed, 16 Nov 2022 15:34:46 +0200
From:   Andy Shevchenko <andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com>
To:     Rahul Tanwar <rtanwar@...linear.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 1/2] x86/of: Add support for boot time interrupt
 delivery mode configuration

On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 11:25:47AM +0000, Rahul Tanwar wrote:
> On 16/11/2022 6:42 pm, Andy Shevchenko wrote:
> > On Wed, Nov 16, 2022 at 06:28:20PM +0800, Rahul Tanwar wrote:

...

> > Why not pr_notice() in both cases?
> 
> Reset of the file uses printk(KERN_xxx ""). In v1, i used pr_notice() 
> but on reviewing again found it to be odd one out in the file. So 
> switched to printk(KERN_xxx ""). I can revert back to using pr_notice() 
> if you think that's a better fit. Thanks.

I don;t know why we should use antique style of printing APIs in new patches.
Even if the old code uses that, you can create a followup that can do two
things:
- uses pr_lvl() instead of printk(KERN_LVL)
- keeps string literals unbroken between the lines (if any
  of such breakage exists)

-- 
With Best Regards,
Andy Shevchenko