[PATCH v3] staging: ipx: Replace printk() with appropriate net_*macro_ratelimited()

[PATCH v3] staging: ipx: Replace printk() with appropriate net_*macro_ratelimited()

[Arushi Singhal]

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@gmail.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 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
index d21a9d1..5ec6591 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
@@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static void ipxitf_discover_netnum(struct ipx_interface *intrfc,
 			intrfc->if_netnum = cb->ipx_source_net;
 			ipxitf_add_local_route(intrfc);
 		} else {
-			printk(KERN_WARNING "IPX: Network number collision "
+			net_warn_ratelimited("IPX: Network number collision "
 				"%lx\n        %s %s and %s %s\n",
 				(unsigned long) ntohl(cb->ipx_source_net),
 				ipx_device_name(i),
-- 
2.7.4

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

[Greg KH]

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@gmail.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

Re: [Outreachy kernel] [PATCH v3] staging: ipx: Replace printk() with appropriate net_*macro_ratelimited()

[Julia Lawall]

On Mon, 5 Mar 2018, 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@gmail.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.

Put the v3 changes on top of the v2 changes, so that one can see
immediately what has changed most recently.

julia

>
>  drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c b/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
> index d21a9d1..5ec6591 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/ipx/af_ipx.c
> @@ -744,7 +744,7 @@ static void ipxitf_discover_netnum(struct ipx_interface *intrfc,
>  			intrfc->if_netnum = cb->ipx_source_net;
>  			ipxitf_add_local_route(intrfc);
>  		} else {
> -			printk(KERN_WARNING "IPX: Network number collision "
> +			net_warn_ratelimited("IPX: Network number collision "
>  				"%lx\n        %s %s and %s %s\n",
>  				(unsigned long) ntohl(cb->ipx_source_net),
>  				ipx_device_name(i),
> --
> 2.7.4
>
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