Re: Enabling dynamic debug at module load

From: Tvrtko Ursulin
Date: Wed Nov 30 2011 - 04:57:38 EST


On Tuesday 29 Nov 2011 18:29:16 Jason Baron wrote:
> On Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 09:47:03AM +0000, Tvrtko Ursulin wrote:
> > Hi Jason,
> >
> > What happened to the proposed patch to enable dynamic debug lines at
> > module load time?
> >
> > After hitting this problem when trying to figure out why w83627ehf does
> > not load I found that apparently there is no way to enable pr_debug's
> > called from its module_init and googling discovered this thread:
> > https://lkml.org/lkml/2010/5/26/192
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Tvrtko
>
> Hi Tvrtko,
>
> Jim Cromie and I have been working on a set of patches to address this
> issue. I'm aware this is an important issue (And yes, it's taken far too
> long to address it). We are trying to post something shortly.

It's not a regular nuisance for me, I just spotted the flaw and wanted to bring
it up in case it slipped form everyone radars. If it was actively bugging me I
would be happy to offer a hand. This way it is good to know it's being worked
on so thanks for letting us know.

Regards,

Tvrtko
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