Re: [PATCH v3] panel: Use pr_err(...) rather than printk(KERN_ERR...)

From: Joe Perches
Date: Thu Jul 12 2012 - 01:43:04 EST


On Thu, 2012-07-12 at 15:22 +1000, Ryan Mallon wrote:
> On 12/07/12 12:35, Toshiaki Yamane wrote:
> > This change is inspired by checkpatch.
>
> Your changelog needs to describe all of the changes you are making. The
> subject line only describes one. This patch is doing the following:
>
> - Converting printk(KERN_ERR to pr_err
> - Adding __func__ prefixes to printk lines
> - Refactoring split printk strings onto a single line
>
> There are a few other printks in this file which could be converted to
> pr_* to make the code more consistent. Perhaps a follow up patch?
>
> Typically for a sub-sequent version of a patch/series you should list
> the changes since the last round. Put these below the --- so that they
> don't become part of the change log, e.g.:
>
> Signed-off-by: Your name/email here
> ---
>
> Changes since v2:
> - Some stuff
>
> Changes since v1:
> - Some other stuff
>
> Some more comments below.

And ideally cc the people that gave you notes/comments
on your previous patches too.

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