Re: [PATCH linux-next] i915: intel_set_mode: Reduce stack allocation from 500 bytes to 2 pointers

From: Jani Nikula
Date: Fri Dec 07 2012 - 07:04:49 EST


On Fri, 07 Dec 2012, Chris Wilson <chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, 07 Dec 2012 13:47:46 +0200, Jani Nikula <jani.nikula@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>
>> On Thu, 06 Dec 2012, Tim Gardner <tim.gardner@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > + if (!saved_mode) {
>> > + pr_err("i915: Could not allocate saved display mode.\n");
>>
>> Please use DRM_ERROR().
>
> Truthfully neither, but join the growing petition to get real errorcodes
> back to userspace!

Heh, agreed, but in the mean time (i.e. before hell freezes over) I
think we should prefer DRM_ERROR over pr_err for consistency.

Jani.
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