netdev - Re: [PATCH v3] staging: ipx: Replace printk() with appropriate net_*macro

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Message-ID: <20180305060121.GD6670@kroah.com>
Date:   Mon, 5 Mar 2018 07:01:21 +0100
From:   Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:     Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@...il.com>
Cc:     devel@...verdev.osuosl.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, outreachy-kernel@...glegroups.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v3] staging: ipx: Replace printk() with appropriate
 net_*macro_ratelimited()

On Mon, Mar 05, 2018 at 09:47:40AM +0530, Arushi Singhal wrote:
> Replace printk having a log level with the appropriate
> net_*macro_ratelimited.
> It's better to use actual device name as a prefix in error messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Arushi Singhal <arushisinghal19971997@...il.com>
> ---
> changes in v2
> *In v1 printk was changed to pr_*macro(), which is used
> in kernel instead of calling printk() directly. And for drivers,
> dev_*macro() or net_*macro_ratelimited() should be used for calling
> printk() directly.
> 
> changes in v3
> *Indentation is not changed, as line is exceeding 80 characters limit.
> 
>  drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c | 2 +-

Did you read drivers/staging/ipx/TODO?

Please go do so.

sorry,

greg k-h