Re: [PATCH] Prefix each line of multiline printk(KERN_<level> "foo\nbar") with KERN_<level>

["Mike Frysinger" <vapier.adi@gmail.com>]

On 8/26/07, Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org> wrote:
> On Fri, 24 Aug 2007, Joe Perches wrote:
> > Corrected printk calls with multiple output lines which
> > did not correctly preface each line with KERN_<level>
> >
> > Fixed uses of some single lines with too many KERN_<level>
>
> > --- a/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c
> > +++ b/arch/arm/kernel/ecard.c
> > @@ -547,7 +547,8 @@ static void ecard_check_lockup(struct irq_desc *desc)
> >       if (last == jiffies) {
> >               lockup += 1;
> >               if (lockup > 1000000) {
> > -                     printk(KERN_ERR "\nInterrupt lockup detected - "
> > +                     printk(KERN_ERR "\n"
> > +                            KERN_ERR "Interrupt lockup detected - "
> >                              "disabling all expansion card interrupts\n");
> >
> >                       desc->chip->mask(IRQ_EXPANSIONCARD);
>
> What's the purpose of having lines printed with e.g. `KERN_ERR "\n"' only?
> Shouldn't these just be removed?
>
> Usually lines starting with `\n' are continuations, but given some other
> module may call printk() in between, there's no guarantee continuations
> appear on the same line.

erm, i thought the prink lock was grabbed per-buffer, not per-line ...
so yes, if the function calls were like printk(KERN_ERR "\n");
printk(KERN_ERR "..."); things could be broken up, but this is on
function call, so it shouldnt ...
-mike