| Message ID | 1387805383-21500-2-git-send-email-nhorman@tuxdriver.com |
|---|---|
| State | Accepted, archived |
| Delegated to: | David Miller |
| Headers | show |
diff --git a/include/linux/printk.h b/include/linux/printk.h index 6949258..26fb95c 100644 --- a/include/linux/printk.h +++ b/include/linux/printk.h @@ -88,6 +88,13 @@ struct va_format { #define HW_ERR "[Hardware Error]: " /* + * DEPRECATED + * Add this to a message whenever you want to warn user space about the use + * of a deprecated aspect of an API so they can stop using it + */ +#define DEPRECATED "[Deprecated]: " + +/* * Dummy printk for disabled debugging statements to use whilst maintaining * gcc's format and side-effect checking. */
sctp has several points in its setsockopt path in which it issues deprecation warnings. It seems like it might be handy to macrotize such a warning so other subsystems can use it easily Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com> CC: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org> CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net> CC: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org CC: netdev@vger.kernel.org --- Change Notes: v3) * Convert to using a string prefix rather than a specific pr_ macro --- include/linux/printk.h | 7 +++++++ 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)