netdev - Re: [NET-NEXT PATCH 08/14] e1000e: link up/down messages must follow a specific format

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Message-Id: <20081121.165533.101574532.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:55:33 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, jeff@...zik.org, bruce.w.allan@...el.com
Subject: Re: [NET-NEXT PATCH 08/14] e1000e: link up/down messages must
 follow a specific format

From: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:01:10 -0800

> From: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> 
> The system log messages created on a link status change need to follow a
> specific format to work with tools some customers use.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Bruce Allan <bruce.w.allan@...el.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>

As stated by others, if anything we should have a global tree wide
format for this.  Even via a helper function or similar.

But for now, how you print this message is your business, so
patch applied :)
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