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RE: [PATCH 1/7] wil6210: add function name to wil log macros

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On 4/7/2016 6:41 PM, Kalle Valo wrote:
> "Haim, Maya" <merez@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>> On 4/6/2016 10:19 AM, Joe Perches wrote:
>>> On Tue, 2016-04-05 at 14:24 +0300, Maya Erez wrote:
>>>> Add __func__ to all wil log macros for easier debugging.
>>> I think this is unnecessary and merely bloats code size.
>>> For all the _dbg calls, dynamic debug can add function names if 
>>> desired.
>>>
>>> If really desired, I suggest changing the logging functions to use 
>>> "%ps and __builtin_return_address(0)
>> I implemented it with __builtin_return_address(0) at first but found 
>> its format less readable (e.g. wil_start_xmit+0x58/0x7e8).
> Will that work with inline functions and with functions which the 
> compiler has optimised out?
>
That's a good point. I did a quick check and it doesn't work for inline or static functions - for such functions, the name of the calling function is printed.
We can either (1) use my initial implementation (2) add __func__ only to the wil_dbg_... macros or (3) revert this patch completely.
I find the addition of the function names very useful and since most of the code doesn't include it, it makes the analysis of issues  less efficient.
Kalle - what is your say on that?


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