Re: log(9) variant for device error messages

[Brian Buhrow <buhrow%nfbcal.org@localhost>]

        Hello.  Perhaps my question is naive, but  why does there need to be a
distinction between what log_dev() and aprint_*() do?  Why not just change
aprint_* functions under the hood to use the log facilities of the kernel
as appropriate.  then as a device driver writer, I don't need to change my
code to keep it working in the netbsd tree nor do I need to worry about
when which is appropriate to use.  Adding a  new logging function wich is
essentially the same as a function as is already being used, I'm talking
from a users' perspective, not a technical perspective, seems like a lot of
unnecessary code churn for very little gain.  As long as I know how to make
the kernel squawk when I need it to, I don't much care if it uses log() or
printf(), so long as the messages get to a place where I can see them.
        Ok, there, I've asked.  I'm prepared to be enlightened as to the error
of my ways. Lol.

-thanks
-Brian