Re: [PATCH] iwl-debug: Shrink object by using dev_err anddeduplicating formats

From: Guy, Wey-Yi
Date: Thu Nov 17 2011 - 23:09:38 EST


On Thu, 2011-11-17 at 17:46 -0800, Joe Perches wrote:
> Using dev_err instead of dev_printk(KERN_ERR uses fewer
> arguments and is a bit smaller.
>
> Deduplicating formats used by IWL_DEBUG_QUIET_RFKILL also
> makes the object a bit smaller.
>
> Neatened the macros, used ##__VA_ARGS__.
>
> $ size drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/built-in.o*
> text data bss dec hex filename
> 462652 8646 92576 563874 89aa2 drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/built-in.o.new
> 467557 8646 92592 568795 8addb drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/built-in.o.old
>
> Signed-off-by: Joe Perches <joe@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Acked-by: Wey-Yi Guy <wey-yi.w.guy@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> \

very interesting. Thanks

Wey


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