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Re: [PATCH] usbnet: smsc95xx: Reduce logging noise

From Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
Newsgroups linux.kernel
Subject Re: [PATCH] usbnet: smsc95xx: Reduce logging noise
Date 2017-03-14 03:20 +0100
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On 03/13/2017 03:32 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
> Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2017 17:45:21 -0800
>
>> An insert/remove stress test generated the following log message sequence.
> ...
>> Use netdev_dbg() instead of netdev_warn() for the repeating messages
>> to reduce logging noise.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net>
>
> The problem I have with changes like this is that outside of your
> stress test situation these messages are extremely useful but will
> now be hidden making diagnosis of problems more difficult.
>

In general I agree, but in this case the calling code also generates
another set of error messages, which I considered a bit excessive.

No problem, though, we can live with the noise.

Guenter

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[PATCH] usbnet: smsc95xx: Reduce logging noise Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-11 02:50 +0100
  Re: [PATCH] usbnet: smsc95xx: Reduce logging noise David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> - 2017-03-13 23:40 +0100
    Re: [PATCH] usbnet: smsc95xx: Reduce logging noise Guenter Roeck <linux@roeck-us.net> - 2017-03-14 03:20 +0100

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