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SubjectRe: [PATCH v3 3/4] driver core: add dev_print_hex_dump() logging function.
On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 05:28:17PM -0700, Life is hard, and then you die wrote:
>
> On Wed, Mar 27, 2019 at 11:37:57AM +0900, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> > On Tue, Mar 26, 2019 at 06:48:06PM -0700, Ronald Tschalär wrote:
> > > This is the dev_xxx() analog to print_hex_dump(), using dev_printk()
> > > instead of straight printk() to match other dev_xxx() logging functions.
> > > ---
> > > drivers/base/core.c | 43 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > include/linux/device.h | 15 +++++++++++++++
> > > 2 files changed, 58 insertions(+)
> >
> > No signed-off-by?
>
> Aargh! Apologies, fixed for the future.
>
> > Anyway, no, please do not do this. Please do not dump large hex values
> > like this to the kernel log, it does not help anyone.
> >
> > You can do this while debugging, sure, but not for "real" kernel code.
>
> As used by this driver, it is definitely called for debugging only and
> must be explicitly enabled via a module param. But having the ability
> for folks to easily generate and print out debugging info has proven
> quite valuable.

We have dynamic debugging, no need for module parameters at all. This
isn't the 1990's anymore :)

thanks,

greg k-h

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