hi Joe >> > [] >> > > diff --git a/kernel/printk/printk.c b/kernel/printk/printk.c >> > >> > [] >> > > @@ -1754,7 +1754,7 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk_emit(int facility, int >> > > level, >> > > if (dict) >> > > lflags |= LOG_PREFIX|LOG_NEWLINE; >> > > >> > > - printed_len += log_output(facility, level, lflags, dict, dictlen, >> > > text, text_len); >> > > + printed_len = log_output(facility, level, lflags, dict, dictlen, >> > > text, text_len); >> > >> > If this is appropriate, this should also remove the >> > initialization of printed_len and perhaps rename it too. >> >> I cannot quite understand the reason why need to rename. >> printed_len seems meet the meaning we expect for here. > > Verbosity. To me, len would be adequate. > > Anyway, the real point was the declaration of printed_len could > remove the " = 0" as it's now only set once. Got it and I will resend the patch again.
Appreciate your kind advice.