[PATCH] staging: rtl8192u: specify printk's KERN_<LEVEL> in ieee80211
Greg KH
greg at kroah.com
Mon Jan 13 03:29:53 EST 2020
On Mon, Jan 13, 2020 at 06:02:47PM +1300, Paulo Miguel Almeida wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm planning to submit this cleanup patch but I would appreciate if some
> of you could consider reviewing it first as this is my first patch.
>
> Also, when it comes to whom to send it to, this is the list I got so far but
> please let me know if I should either add or exclude anyone from this
> list so that I send this patch to the right people while not spamming others.
>
> ./scripts/get_maintainer.pl /tmp/0001-staging-rtl8192u-specify-printk-s-KERN_-LEVEL-in-iee.patch
> Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh at linuxfoundation.org> (supporter:STAGING SUBSYSTEM,commit_signer:17/18=94%)
> Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12 at gmail.com> (commit_signer:4/18=22%,authored:4/18=22%)
> Stephen Brennan <stephen at brennan.io> (commit_signer:4/18=22%,authored:4/18=22%,added_lines:297/366=81%,removed_lines:388/470=83%)
> Bhanusree Pola <bhanusreemahesh at gmail.com> (commit_signer:3/18=17%,authored:3/18=17%)
> Sanjana Sanikommu <sanjana99reddy99 at gmail.com> (commit_signer:2/18=11%,authored:2/18=11%)
> Vatsala Narang <vatsalanarang at gmail.com> (authored:1/18=6%)
> devel at driverdev.osuosl.org (open list:STAGING SUBSYSTEM)
> linux-kernel at vger.kernel.org (open list)
Looks correct.
> The origin commit message follows
>
> Checkpatch reports 'WARNING: printk() should include KERN_<LEVEL>
> facility level'. Fix this by specifying a relevant KERN_<LEVEL> value
> for each line in which it was missing.
>
> Signed-off-by: Paulo Miguel Almeida <paulo.miguel.almeida.rodenas at gmail.com>
> ---
> .../staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c | 24 +++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
> index 00fea127bdc3..f38986d74005 100644
> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8192u/ieee80211/ieee80211_rx.c
> @@ -810,11 +810,11 @@ static u8 parse_subframe(struct sk_buff *skb,
> nSubframe_Length = (nSubframe_Length >> 8) + (nSubframe_Length << 8);
>
> if (skb->len < (ETHERNET_HEADER_SIZE + nSubframe_Length)) {
> - printk("%s: A-MSDU parse error!! pRfd->nTotalSubframe : %d\n",\
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: A-MSDU parse error!! pRfd->nTotalSubframe : %d\n",
> __func__, rxb->nr_subframes);
> - printk("%s: A-MSDU parse error!! Subframe Length: %d\n", __func__, nSubframe_Length);
> - printk("nRemain_Length is %d and nSubframe_Length is : %d\n", skb->len, nSubframe_Length);
> - printk("The Packet SeqNum is %d\n", SeqNum);
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "%s: A-MSDU parse error!! Subframe Length: %d\n", __func__, nSubframe_Length);
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "nRemain_Length is %d and nSubframe_Length is : %d\n", skb->len, nSubframe_Length);
> + printk(KERN_DEBUG "The Packet SeqNum is %d\n", SeqNum);
As this is a driver, you really should be using dev_dbg() for this, or
better yet, netdev_dbg() as I think checkpatch will ask you to do.
Same for all of the other conversions in this file, try using a "better"
thing than printk.
But you are on the right track, nice job.
thanks,
greg k-h
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