Re: Fixing Netbsd Issue:: Convert kernel printf() to aprint_*() or log()

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Subject: Re: Fixing Netbsd Issue:: Convert kernel printf() to aprint_*() or log()
From: Joerg Sonnenberger <joerg%britannica.bec.de@localhost>
Date: Sat, 20 Feb 2016 21:11:22 +0100

On Sat, Feb 20, 2016 at 08:34:07AM -0600, Jonathan A. Kollasch wrote:
> The aprint_*(9) functions are *only* suitable for use within
> autoconf(9) code.  The printf(9) or log(9) functions need to be used if
> it is not autoconf(9)-related.  There is existing code that abuses
> aprint_*(), please fix that too.

Some people repeat that over and over again. There is no reason why
printf should ever be preferred and quite a few reasons why it is
inferior. log(9) is quite different.

Joerg

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