Re: Converting kernel printf() to aprint_*() or log()

[christos%astron.com@localhost (Christos Zoulas)]

In article <18270.1416690432%splode.eterna.com.au@localhost>,
matthew green  <mrg%eterna.com.au@localhost> wrote:
>
>Izaak writes:
>> Hi,
>> 
>> I am interested in working on the project to convert kernel printf to
>> the appropriate aprint or log function:
>> http://wiki.netbsd.org/projects/project/aprint/
>> 
>> There was a short discussion about modifying log(9) in June:
>> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2014/06/16/msg017235.html
>> 
>> Thereafter I posted a message about this, but it was ignored:
>> http://mail-index.netbsd.org/tech-kern/2014/06/19/msg017250.html
>> 
>> Anyway, I am willing to do something, but I just need some comments to
>> point me in the right direction. If many people depend on those
>> functions, then I see no reason to break something without permission.
>
>my take on this is:
>
>	- we should convert all autoconf messages to the relevant
>	  aprint(9).  this is its own project.
>
>	- we should convert all other device logging (whether printf
>	  or log based) to use a device_*() function that does what
>	  we want.)  this is another project.
>
>	- non-device log/printf should be ignored for these projects.
>
>this means introducing a device_log(), probably like this:
>
>void device_log(device_t dev, int level, const char *format, ...);
>
>thanks!  this clean up is sorely needed.

Yes, all that sounds fine :-)

christos