Re: [PATCH v3 07/10] rtc: max77686: Use dev_warn() instead of pr_warn()

From: Andi Shyti
Date: Tue Jan 26 2016 - 21:12:29 EST


> >> if (tm->tm_year < 100) {
> >>- pr_warn("RTC can't handle year %d. Assume it's 2000.\n",
> >>- 1900 + tm->tm_year);
> >>+ dev_warn(info->dev,
> >>+ "RTC can't handle year %d. Assume it's 2000\n",
> >>+ 1900 + tm->tm_year);
> >> return -EINVAL;
> >
> >Because we are returning an error value, why not use dev_err()?
> >
>
> You are absolutely right. Since the driver was using pr_warn(), I used
> dev_warn() but dev_err() would had been correct.
>
> If you don't mind I plan to do it as a follow up patch to avoid having
> to resend the whole series only for this change.

Fine for me!

Andi