On 15/03/07, Matthias Drochner <M.Drochner@fz-juelich.de> wrote:
>
> mjf@NetBSD.org said:
> > "Convert kernel printf() to aprint_*() or log()"
>
> Imho the aprint_ API is suboptimal because it causes
> some duplication if something is to be printed at
> multiple levels,

What duplication?

> and because it makes it hard to
> track line ends.
> A more suitable API should have
> -a bitmask argument to specify one or more levels at
>  which to print the text
> -a flag which says "start this at a new line"
> So it wouldn't be stateless.
> Optionally, it could also keep track of a prefix
> (device name in drivers) and make sure that lines
> start with that + ":".
>

This seems like it might be worth implementing.

> best regards
> Matthias
>
>

--mjf