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diff --git a/Documentation/CodingStyle b/Documentation/CodingStyle index 7fe0546c504a..6b6bef31e956 100644 --- a/Documentation/CodingStyle +++ b/Documentation/CodingStyle @@ -660,15 +660,23 @@ There are a number of driver model diagnostic macros in <linux/device.h> which you should use to make sure messages are matched to the right device and driver, and are tagged with the right level: dev_err(), dev_warn(), dev_info(), and so forth. For messages that aren't associated with a -particular device, <linux/printk.h> defines pr_debug() and pr_info(). +particular device, <linux/printk.h> defines pr_notice(), pr_info(), +pr_warn(), pr_err(), etc. Coming up with good debugging messages can be quite a challenge; and once -you have them, they can be a huge help for remote troubleshooting. Such -messages should be compiled out when the DEBUG symbol is not defined (that -is, by default they are not included). When you use dev_dbg() or pr_debug(), -that's automatic. Many subsystems have Kconfig options to turn on -DDEBUG. -A related convention uses VERBOSE_DEBUG to add dev_vdbg() messages to the -ones already enabled by DEBUG. +you have them, they can be a huge help for remote troubleshooting. However +debug message printing is handled differently than printing other non-debug +messages. While the other pr_XXX() functions print unconditionally, +pr_debug() does not; it is compiled out by default, unless either DEBUG is +defined or CONFIG_DYNAMIC_DEBUG is set. That is true for dev_dbg() also, +and a related convention uses VERBOSE_DEBUG to add dev_vdbg() messages to +the ones already enabled by DEBUG. + +Many subsystems have Kconfig debug options to turn on -DDEBUG in the +corresponding Makefile; in other cases specific files #define DEBUG. And +when a debug message should be unconditionally printed, such as if it is +already inside a debug-related #ifdef secton, printk(KERN_DEBUG ...) can be +used. Chapter 14: Allocating memory |