Re: [PATCH 2/6] dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c: checkpatch: Use of pr_err insted of printk

[Greg KH]

On Mon, Dec 22, 2014 at 02:17:30AM +0100, Simone Weiss wrote:
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simone Weiss <simone.weiss@xxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Helene Gsaenger <helene.gsaenger@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c
> index 2fd34ca..0fa2388 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/dgnc/dgnc_sysfs.c
> @@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ void dgnc_create_driver_sysfiles(struct pci_driver *dgnc_driver)
>  	rc |= driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_maxboards);
>  	rc |= driver_create_file(driverfs, &driver_attr_pollrate);
>  	if (rc)
> -		printk(KERN_ERR "DGNC: sysfs driver_create_file failed!\n");
> +		pr_err("DGNC: sysfs driver_create_file failed!\n");

No, use dev_err(), as you have access to a struct device.

thanks,

greg k-h
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