Re: [PATCH] drivers/base/core.c: always output device renamingmessages.

From: Greg KH
Date: Sat Oct 12 2013 - 13:50:07 EST


On Sat, Oct 12, 2013 at 02:52:51PM +0800, Ethan Zhao wrote:
> >> --- a/drivers/base/core.c
> >> +++ b/drivers/base/core.c
> >> @@ -1904,8 +1904,7 @@ int device_rename(struct device *dev, const char *new_name)
> >> if (!dev)
> >> return -EINVAL;
> >>
> >> - pr_debug("device: '%s': %s: renaming to '%s'\n", dev_name(dev),
> >> - __func__, new_name);
> >> + dev_info(dev, "'%s' renaming to '%s'\n", dev_name(dev), new_name);
> >
> > How about:
> > dev_dbg(dev, "renaming to '%s'\n", new_name);
>
> If something confusing or wrong, need to take a look.
> For pr_debug(), We have to build and load a debug kernelâ
> For dev_dbg(), We have to rebuild a kernel with CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG
> set to 'y', that is default 'n'.

Why would you not enable that option these days? All distros enable it,
and if you should too :)

> So, do you mean
>
> dev_printk(KERN_DEBUG, dev, "renaming to '%s'\n", new_name); ?

No, dev_dbg();.

thanks,

greg k-h
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