While writing some code on 2.6.32, I have come across some of these macros that in turn call printk: pr_emerg pr_alert ... pr_debug Is there any case when should these macros be preferred over explicit printk statements? What is the motivation behind providing these macros when this task can already be accomplished by using printk statements explicitly with priority levels? Regards, Himanshu _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies