From: Sidraya Jayagond <sidraya@linux.ibm.com>
To: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
"David S . Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@netfilter.org>,
Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>,
"D . Wythe" <alibuda@linux.alibaba.com>,
Dust Li <dust.li@linux.alibaba.com>,
Wenjia Zhang <wenjia@linux.ibm.com>,
Alexandra Winter <wintera@linux.ibm.com>,
Thorsten Winkler <twinkler@linux.ibm.com>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro
Date: Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:24:20 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <2a040c83-822c-432a-8a5a-4875a2e4cf07@linux.ibm.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251126140705.1944278-1-hca@linux.ibm.com>
On 26/11/25 7:37 pm, Heiko Carstens wrote:
> The KMSG_COMPONENT macro is a leftover of the s390 specific "kernel message
> catalog" from 2008 [1] which never made it upstream.
>
> The macro was added to s390 code to allow for an out-of-tree patch which
> used this to generate unique message ids. Also this out-of-tree patch
> doesn't exist anymore.
>
> The pattern of how the KMSG_COMPONENT macro is used can also be found at
> some non s390 specific code, for whatever reasons. Besides adding an
> indirection it is unused.
>
> Remove the macro in order to get rid of a pointless indirection. Replace
> all users with the string it defines. In all cases this leads to a simple
> replacement like this:
>
> - #define KMSG_COMPONENT "af_iucv"
> - #define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> + #define pr_fmt(fmt) "af_iucv: " fmt
>
> [1] https://lwn.net/Articles/292650/
>
> Signed-off-by: Heiko Carstens <hca@linux.ibm.com>
> ---
> net/iucv/af_iucv.c | 3 +--
> net/iucv/iucv.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_fo.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_mh.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nfct.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ovf.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_ah_esp.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_udp.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_twos.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.c | 3 +--
> net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c | 3 +--
> net/smc/af_smc.c | 3 +--
For net/smc
Acked-by: Sidraya Jayagond <sidraya@linux.ibm.com>
> 33 files changed, 33 insertions(+), 66 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
> index a4f1df92417d..1e62fbc22cb7 100644
> --- a/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
> +++ b/net/iucv/af_iucv.c
> @@ -10,8 +10,7 @@
> * Ursula Braun <ursula.braun@de.ibm.com>
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "af_iucv"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "af_iucv: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/filter.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> diff --git a/net/iucv/iucv.c b/net/iucv/iucv.c
> index 008be0abe3a5..da2af413c89d 100644
> --- a/net/iucv/iucv.c
> +++ b/net/iucv/iucv.c
> @@ -20,8 +20,7 @@
> * CP Programming Service, IBM document # SC24-5760
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "iucv"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "iucv: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/kernel_stat.h>
> #include <linux/export.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> index fdacbc3c15be..d54d7da58334 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_app.c
> @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
> * Author: Juan Jose Ciarlante, <jjciarla@raiz.uncu.edu.ar>
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
> index 37ebb0cb62b8..50cc492c7553 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_conn.c
> @@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
> * Changes:
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/interrupt.h>
> #include <linux/in.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
> index 5ea7ab8bf4dc..90d56f92c0f6 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_core.c
> @@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
> * Harald Welte don't use nfcache
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
> index 4c8fa22be88a..068702894377 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
> @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
> * Changes:
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/init.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
> index 75f4c231f4a0..bb7aca4601ff 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_dh.c
> @@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c
> index 93a925f1ed9b..77f4f637ff67 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_est.c
> @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
> * get_stats()) do the per cpu summing.
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/jiffies.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_fo.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_fo.c
> index ab117e5bc34e..d657b47c6511 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_fo.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_fo.c
> @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
> * Kenny Mathis : added initial functionality based on weight
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
> index 206c6700e200..b315c608fda4 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ftp.c
> @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
> * Author: Wouter Gadeyne
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
> index 156181a3bacd..e6c8ed0c92f6 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblc.c
> @@ -34,8 +34,7 @@
> * me to write this module.
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
> index a021e6aba3d7..a25cf7bb6185 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lblcr.c
> @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.c
> index c2764505e380..38cc38c5d8bb 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_lc.c
> @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
> * Wensong Zhang : added any dest with weight=0 is quiesced
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_mh.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_mh.c
> index e3d7f5c879ce..f61f54004c9e 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_mh.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_mh.c
> @@ -17,8 +17,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nfct.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nfct.c
> index 08adcb222986..81974f69e5bb 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nfct.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nfct.c
> @@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
> * PASV response can not be NAT-ed) but Active FTP should work
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/types.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.c
> index ed7f5c889b41..ada158c610ce 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_nq.c
> @@ -26,8 +26,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ovf.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ovf.c
> index c7708b809700..c5c67df80a0b 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ovf.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ovf.c
> @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
> * active connections
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe.c
> index 166c669f0763..3035079ebd99 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe.c
> @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/spinlock.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
> index e4ce1d9a63f9..85f31d71e29a 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_pe_sip.c
> @@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
> // SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-only
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto.c
> index a9fd1d3fc2cb..fd9dbca24c85 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto.c
> @@ -8,8 +8,7 @@
> * Changes:
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_ah_esp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_ah_esp.c
> index 89602c16f6b6..44e14acc187e 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_ah_esp.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_ah_esp.c
> @@ -6,8 +6,7 @@
> * Wensong Zhang <wensong@linuxvirtualserver.org>
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/in.h>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
> index 7da51390cea6..f68a1533ee45 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_tcp.c
> @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
> * protocol ip_vs_proto_data and is handled by netns
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_udp.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_udp.c
> index 68260d91c988..0f0107c80dd2 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_udp.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_proto_udp.c
> @@ -9,8 +9,7 @@
> * Network name space (netns) aware.
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/in.h>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.c
> index 6baa34dff9f0..4125ee561cdc 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_rr.c
> @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
> * Wensong Zhang : added any dest with weight=0 is quiesced
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c
> index d4903723be7e..c6e421c4e299 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c
> @@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
> * Changes:
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/spinlock.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.c
> index a46f99a56618..245a323c84cd 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sed.c
> @@ -30,8 +30,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.c
> index 92e77d7a6b50..0e85e07e23b9 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sh.c
> @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
> *
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/ip.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> index 5a0c6f42bd8f..54dd1514ac45 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> @@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
> * Persistence support, fwmark and time-out.
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_twos.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_twos.c
> index 8d5419edde50..dbb7f5fd4688 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_twos.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_twos.c
> @@ -4,8 +4,7 @@
> * Authors: Darby Payne <darby.payne@applovin.com>
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.c
> index 9fa500927c0a..9da445ca09a1 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wlc.c
> @@ -14,8 +14,7 @@
> * Wensong Zhang : added any dest with weight=0 is quiesced
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.c
> index 85ce0d04afac..99f09cbf2d9b 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_wrr.c
> @@ -13,8 +13,7 @@
> * with weight 0 when all weights are zero
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
> index 95af252b2939..3162ce3c2640 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_xmit.c
> @@ -21,8 +21,7 @@
> * - the only place where we can see skb->sk != NULL
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "IPVS"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "IPVS: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/kernel.h>
> #include <linux/slab.h>
> diff --git a/net/smc/af_smc.c b/net/smc/af_smc.c
> index e388de8dca09..f97f77b041d9 100644
> --- a/net/smc/af_smc.c
> +++ b/net/smc/af_smc.c
> @@ -16,8 +16,7 @@
> * based on prototype from Frank Blaschka
> */
>
> -#define KMSG_COMPONENT "smc"
> -#define pr_fmt(fmt) KMSG_COMPONENT ": " fmt
> +#define pr_fmt(fmt) "smc: " fmt
>
> #include <linux/module.h>
> #include <linux/socket.h>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-28 15:54 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-26 14:07 [PATCH net-next] net: Remove KMSG_COMPONENT macro Heiko Carstens
2025-11-26 16:05 ` Alexandra Winter
2025-11-28 2:11 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-28 11:53 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2025-11-28 18:51 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-11-28 14:47 ` Julian Anastasov
2025-11-28 15:54 ` Sidraya Jayagond [this message]
2025-11-29 3:51 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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