Re: [PATCH v8 20/21] printk: Deprecate the kernel.printk sysctl interface

[Steven Rostedt]

On Wed, 17 Dec 2025 15:33:42 +0100
Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> > > OK, what about the following?
> > >
> > >       pr_warn_once("printk: The kernel.printk sysctl is deprecated and will be removed in 2036.\n");
> > >       pr_warn_once("printk: Use kernel.console_loglevel or kernel.default_message_loglevel instead.\n");  
> > I meant it more as a long line in the code. Not a long line in the
> > log. Like this:
> >
> >   pr_warn_once("printk: The kernel.printk sysctl is deprecated. Instead, use "
> >                "kernel.console_loglevel or kernel.default_message_loglevel.\n");
> >
> > Its still long, but more manageable.  
> 
> Please do not split long messages, as it makes it harder to find them
> in the source tree.

Right. Linus has stated that strings should not be split just because they
go over the column limit.

-- Steve