Re: [RFC PATCH] include/linux/kernel.h: Add config option for pr_fmt(fmt)

[Guenter Roeck <guenter.roeck@ericsson.com>]

On Mon, Nov 08, 2010 at 07:33:42AM -0500, Jean Delvare wrote:
> Hi Joe,
> 
> Sorry for the late answer.
> 
> On Fri, 29 Oct 2010 15:10:50 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> > On Thu, 2010-10-28 at 10:43 +0200, Jean Delvare wrote:
> > > Besides, linux-next is meant for integration testing. We already know
> > > that the change will integrate fine, in that it won't cause a build
> > > failure or runtime crash. We also know that, without the tree-wide
> > > cleanup of many driver, the change will cause duplicate prefixes in
> > > many messages.
> > > 
> > > There's little point in testing something we know will not be good
> > > enough. Better prepare all the driver patches, and test the whole thing
> > > when it's ready. I know it will be a very large and intrusive patchset,
> > > but this can certainly be done with Andrew's support.
> > 
> > I think you underestimate the time, effort and acceptance
> > levels by the various arches and maintainers required.
> > 
> > Also, it's not just drivers, it's arch, lib, and kernel.
> > (...)
> 
> I've had time to think about it all some more, and I have to admit that
> my counter-proposal doesn't really fly. Changing everything at once
> throughout the whole kernel tree is simply too difficult.
> 
> So I hate to admit it, but your initial proposal was certainly better,
> because it can be done one subsystem at a time. So I think we should
> forget about my objections and go on with your first patchset.
> 
I pretty much came to the same conclusion. No objections here anymore either.

Guenter