From: "John W. Linville" <linville@tuxdriver.com>
To: Kyle McMartin <kyle@canonical.com>,
linux-wireless@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
hostap@shmoo.com, j@w1.fi
Subject: Re: [HOSTAP] Make debug a run-time option
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:48:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070314194800.GF3372@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070314171742.GA20779@hostap.isc.org>
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 05:17:42PM +0000, Jouni Malinen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 12:03:56PM -0400, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> > Build-time debugging isn't overly useful for distro kernel folks, nor is
> > enabling huge amounts of debug spew by default. Provide the option of
> > enabling debugging with module parameters.
>
> While I understand that it would be difficult to change the debug level
> options with binary distributions, I'm not sure whether I would like to
> see these changes going in. PRISM2_NO_DEBUG was added to make it
> possible to reduce the driver size considerably. In addition, the change
What about a combined approach? The existing compile-time option
could remain while runtime restrictions could be added for when the
debug stuff is compiled into the driver?
John
--
John W. Linville
linville@tuxdriver.com
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From: "John W. Linville" <linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org>
To: Kyle McMartin <kyle-Z7WLFzj8eWMS+FvcfC7Uqw@public.gmane.org>,
linux-wireless-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
netdev-u79uwXL29TY76Z2rM5mHXA@public.gmane.org,
hostap-I1pBevtZXGcAvxtiuMwx3w@public.gmane.org, j@w1.fi
Subject: Re: [HOSTAP] Make debug a run-time option
Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2007 15:48:00 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20070314194800.GF3372@tuxdriver.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20070314171742.GA20779-BwHGZ1snBHw4TRp0TYZeXw@public.gmane.org>
On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 05:17:42PM +0000, Jouni Malinen wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 14, 2007 at 12:03:56PM -0400, Kyle McMartin wrote:
> > Build-time debugging isn't overly useful for distro kernel folks, nor is
> > enabling huge amounts of debug spew by default. Provide the option of
> > enabling debugging with module parameters.
>
> While I understand that it would be difficult to change the debug level
> options with binary distributions, I'm not sure whether I would like to
> see these changes going in. PRISM2_NO_DEBUG was added to make it
> possible to reduce the driver size considerably. In addition, the change
What about a combined approach? The existing compile-time option
could remain while runtime restrictions could be added for when the
debug stuff is compiled into the driver?
John
--
John W. Linville
linville-2XuSBdqkA4R54TAoqtyWWQ@public.gmane.org
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-03-14 20:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-03-14 16:03 [HOSTAP] Make debug a run-time option Kyle McMartin
2007-03-14 16:03 ` Kyle McMartin
2007-03-14 17:17 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-03-14 17:17 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-03-14 19:48 ` John W. Linville [this message]
2007-03-14 19:48 ` [HOSTAP] " John W. Linville
2007-03-14 22:05 ` Jouni Malinen
2007-03-14 22:05 ` Jouni Malinen
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