On Fri, Aug 30, 2019 at 3:46 PM Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > On Fri, 2019-08-30 at 21:58 +0000, Tim.Bird@xxxxxxxx wrote: > > > From: Joe Perches > [] > > IMHO %pV should be avoided if possible. Just because people are > > doing it doesn't mean it should be used when it is not necessary. > > Well, as the guy that created %pV, I of course > have a different opinion. > > > > then wouldn't it be easier to pass in the > > > > kernel level as a separate parameter and then strip off all printk > > > > headers like this: > > > > > > Depends on whether or not you care for overall > > > object size. Consolidated formats with the > > > embedded KERN_<LEVEL> like suggested are smaller > > > overall object size. > > > > This is an argument I can agree with. I'm generally in favor of > > things that lessen kernel size creep. :-) > > As am I. Sorry, to be clear, we are talking about the object size penalty due to adding a single parameter to a function. Is that right?