# Re: \[PATCH 2/2\] bluetooth: Convert BT\_DBG to pr\_debug

- From: Joe Perches \<joe@perches.com\>
- Date: 2012-02-13 06:51:47 
- List: netdev
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/netdev/2012/02/3821617
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-bluetooth/2012/02/3821568/t.md

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On Mon, 2012-02-13 at 07:37 +0100, Marcel Holtmann wrote:
> > No need to obfuscate, just use the normal debugging macro.
> > Add "\n" to uses, align arguments, coalesce formats.
> > Fix a typo and fix a bad format extended by a line continuation.
> what is this patch buying us.

Easier greps of pr_debug.
BT_DBG is just an unnecessary useless wrapper.

> The only useful change would be to move to dev_printk, but we are not
> there yet.

Maybe dev_dbg, but there isn't always an
appropriate device * available.

There are many uses of:
	pr_debug("%s ...", (some struct hci_dev *)->name, ...)

that could be something like

hci_dev_dbg((some struct hci_dev *), fmt, ...)
```