From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
To: Bart Van Assche <bvanassche@acm.org>
Cc: jim.cromie@gmail.com, jbaron@redhat.com, greg@kroah.com,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 25/26] dynamic_debug: add pr_fmt_dbg() for dynamic_pr_debug
Date: Fri, 23 Sep 2011 10:42:13 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <1316799737.5266.32.camel@Joe-Laptop> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <CAO+b5-qTB2YW4rpS-sGqgXhFWeaEYrM4k87RonmdAz-2t6asCg@mail.gmail.com>
(resending with minor additions, first email hasn't shown up in 4+ hours)
On Fri, 2011-09-23 at 12:31 +0200, Bart Van Assche wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 10:57 PM, Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
> > Maybe add all the pr_<level> variants too because
> > some like to prefix __func__ to pr_err but not pr_info
> > etc.
> Hi Joe,
Hi Bart.
> Are you sure it makes sense to introduce all these new macros ?
> Introducing pr_fmt_dbg() makes sense to me, but the usefulness of the
> macros proposed above is not clear to me.
Probably the most useful application of
pr_fmt_debug would be to prefix __func__ to
debug output but not to other pr_<level> uses.
dynamic_debug would not be able to detect that
__func__ duplication except by using vscnprintf
to a buffer and checking the initial output.
Perhaps a simpler way to avoid duplication of
KBUILD_MODNAME ":" in dynamic_debugging is to
scan the fmt string and move the fmt pointer
past any leading KBUILD_MODNAME ": " when
appropriate.
I think these pr_fmt_<level> macros have a
relatively low overall value but I prefer
comprehensive implementations rather than
partial ones.
There are a couple of modules where people
prefix __func__ to pr_err but not pr_info.
e.g.: drivers/net/ethernet/broadcom/cnic.c
Adding all the #define pr_fmt_<level>s could
simplify that.
cheers, Joe
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2011-09-23 17:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 82+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2011-09-21 21:54 jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 01/26] dynamic_debug: drop enabled field from struct _ddebug, use flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINT jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 02/26] dynamic_debug: make dynamic-debug supersede DEBUG ccflag jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 03/26] dynamic_debug: replace strcpy with strlcpy, in ddebug_setup_query() jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 04/26] dynamic_debug: warn when >1 of each type of match-spec is given jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 05/26] dynamic_debug: pr_err() call should not depend upon verbosity jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 06/26] dynamic_debug: add trim_prefix() to provide source-root relative paths jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 07/26] dynamic_debug: change verbosity at runtime jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 08/26] dynamic_debug: define several levels of verbosity jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 09/26] dynamic_debug: process multiple commands on a line jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:54 ` [PATCH 10/26] dynamic_debug: enlarge command/query write buffer jim.cromie
2011-09-21 22:29 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 11/26] dynamic_debug: hoist locking in ddebug_change to callers jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 12/26] dynamic_debug: dont kill entire facility on error parsing ddebug_query jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 13/26] dynamic_debug: factor vpr_info_dq out of ddebug_parse_query jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 14/26] dynamic_debug: refactor query_matches_callsite out of ddebug_change jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 15/26] dynamic_debug: drop explicit foo != NULL checks jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 16/26] dynamic_debug: save 'a' queries to pending-list for later (re)application jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 17/26] dynamic_debug: remove pending query when flags zeroed jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 18/26] dynamic_debug: describe_flags with '=[pmflta_]*' jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 19/26] dynamic_debug: add flags filtering to flags spec jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 20/26] dynamic_debug: make ddebug_describe_flags more generic jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 21/26] dynamic_debug: add $DBGFS/dynamic_debug/pending file jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 22/26] dynamic_debug: early return if _ddebug table is empty jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 23/26] dynamic_debug: document pending queries, flags-filter, multiple queries jim.cromie
2011-09-21 22:35 ` Randy Dunlap
2011-09-27 16:33 ` [patch 23/26 revised] jim.cromie
2011-09-27 16:33 ` [PATCH 23/26] dynamic_debug: document pending queries, flags-filter, multiple queries jim.cromie
2011-10-10 18:54 ` Jonathan Corbet
2011-10-10 19:27 ` Jason Baron
2011-10-18 20:41 ` Jim Cromie
2011-10-19 20:52 ` Jason Baron
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 24/26] dynamic_debug: reduce lineno field to a saner 18 bits jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` [PATCH 25/26] dynamic_debug: add pr_fmt_dbg() for dynamic_pr_debug jim.cromie
2011-09-22 20:57 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-23 10:31 ` Bart Van Assche
2011-09-23 17:42 ` Joe Perches [this message]
2011-09-27 20:37 ` Jim Cromie
2011-09-27 23:36 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-28 2:54 ` Jim Cromie
2011-09-28 4:51 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-28 17:27 ` Jim Cromie
2011-09-29 15:24 ` Joe Perches
2011-10-08 19:07 ` Bart Van Assche
2011-10-08 20:53 ` Joe Perches
2011-09-27 21:40 ` [revised patches 25,26/26] dynamic_debug: add pr_fmt_*() jim.cromie
2011-09-27 21:40 ` [PATCH 25/26] dynamic_debug: add pr_fmt_debug() for dynamic_pr_debug jim.cromie
2011-09-27 21:41 ` [PATCH 26/26] scx200_acb: use pr_(info|warn|err|debug) and dynamic-debug facilities jim.cromie
2011-09-21 21:55 ` jim.cromie
2011-09-26 23:23 ` your mail Greg KH
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 00/26] dynamic_debug: add pending queries, etc (~resend) jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 01/26] dynamic_debug: drop enabled field from struct _ddebug, use flags & _DPRINTK_FLAGS_PRINT jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 02/26] dynamic_debug: make dynamic-debug supersede DEBUG ccflag jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 03/26] dynamic_debug: replace strcpy with strlcpy, in ddebug_setup_query() jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 04/26] dynamic_debug: warn when >1 of each type of match-spec is given jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 05/26] dynamic_debug: pr_err() call should not depend upon verbosity jim.cromie
2011-10-07 21:21 ` Joe Perches
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 06/26] dynamic_debug: add trim_prefix() to provide source-root relative paths jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 07/26] dynamic_debug: change verbosity at runtime jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 08/26] dynamic_debug: define several levels of verbosity jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 09/26] dynamic_debug: process multiple commands on a line jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 10/26] dynamic_debug: enlarge command/query write buffer jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 11/26] dynamic_debug: hoist locking in ddebug_change to callers jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 12/26] dynamic_debug: dont kill entire facility on error parsing ddebug_query jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 13/26] dynamic_debug: factor vpr_info_dq out of ddebug_parse_query jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 14/26] dynamic_debug: refactor query_matches_callsite out of ddebug_change jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 15/26] dynamic_debug: drop explicit foo != NULL checks jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 16/26] dynamic_debug: save 'a' queries to pending-list for later (re)application jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 17/26] dynamic_debug: remove pending query when flags zeroed jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 18/26] dynamic_debug: describe_flags with '=[pmflta_]*' jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 19/26] dynamic_debug: add flags filtering to flags spec jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 20/26] dynamic_debug: make ddebug_describe_flags more generic jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 21/26] dynamic_debug: add $DBGFS/dynamic_debug/pending file jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 22/26] dynamic_debug: early return if _ddebug table is empty jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 23/26] dynamic_debug: document pending queries, flags-filter, multiple queries jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 24/26] dynamic_debug: reduce lineno field to a saner 18 bits jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 25/26] dynamic_debug: add pr_fmt_*() for each severity jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:33 ` [PATCH 26/26] printk.h: fix pr_cont_once() to not use pr_fmt() jim.cromie
2011-10-07 20:45 ` Joe Perches
2011-10-18 18:52 ` [PATCH 00/26] dynamic_debug: add pending queries, etc (~resend) Greg KH
2011-10-19 20:57 ` Jason Baron
2011-10-19 22:29 ` Greg KH
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