netdev - Re: [PATCH V6 20/20] net: ks8851: Drop define debug and pr

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Date:   Sat, 16 May 2020 19:55:22 -0700
From:   Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:     Marek Vasut <marex@...x.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Lukas Wunner <lukas@...ner.de>, Petr Stetiar <ynezz@...e.cz>,
        YueHaibing <yuehaibing@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH V6 20/20] net: ks8851: Drop define debug and pr_fmt()

On Sun, 2020-05-17 at 04:47 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> On 5/17/20 4:37 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Sun, 2020-05-17 at 04:28 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > On 5/17/20 4:01 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
> > > > On Sun, 2020-05-17 at 02:33 +0200, Marek Vasut wrote:
> > > > > Drop those debug statements from both drivers. They were there since
> > > > > at least 2011 and enabled by default, but that's likely wrong.
> > > > []
> > > > > diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ks8851_par.c
> > > > []
> > > > > -#define DEBUG
> > > > 
> > > > Dropping the #define DEBUG lines will cause a behavior
> > > > change for the netdev/netif_dbg uses as these messages
> > > > will no longer be output by default.
> > > 
> > > Is that a problem ?
> > 
> > Dunno.  I don't use nor debug these drivers.
> > 
> 
> I don't use those debug messages either, so it's not a problem for me.

Just mention it in the changelog please.