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Subject: Re: md/raid10: Replace printk() calls by the usage of higher level
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To: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
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>> How should a multiline log message be achieved as it was constructed
>> in the function "raid10_error" (for example)?
>> https://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/next/linux-next.git/tree/drivers/md/raid10.c?id=c802e87fbe2d4dd58982d01b3c39bc5a781223aa#n1589
> 
> As two individual calls to pr_alert

I know also such an approach.

Would it be nicer if a single call will be sufficient for such a log message?

Can an idea picked up which was discussed for the update suggestion
"[PATCH 4/4] Input-gameport: Replace some printk() calls by pr_info() in joydump_connect()"
for a moment (on 2016-09-24)?
https://lkml.kernel.org/r/<1474735656.23838.6.camel@perches.com>
https://lkml.org/lkml/2016/9/24/149

Regards,
Markus