Re: [PATCH 1/4] ACPI: Add acpi_pr_<level>() interfaces

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On Wed, 2012-07-18 at 14:40 -0600, Toshi Kani wrote:
> This patch introduces acpi_pr_<level>(), where <level> is a message
> level such as err/warn/info, to support improved logging messages
> for ACPI, esp. in hotplug operations.  acpi_pr_<level>() appends
> "ACPI" prefix and ACPI object path to the messages.  This improves
> diagnostics in hotplug operations since it identifies an object that
> caused an issue in a log file.
> 
> acpi_pr_<level>() takes acpi_handle as an argument, which is passed
> to ACPI hotplug notify handlers from the ACPI CA.  Therefore, it is
> always available unlike other kernel objects, such as device.

Hi Toshi.

I'd be tempted to instead make the calls more like
other <subsystem>_<level> uses and rename these to
acpi_<level> and change the existing acpi_info to
another name.

Other than that, seems fine to me.

cheers, Joe

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