Re: [PATCH] lib/test_module: use pr_info instead of pr_warn for non-warning messages

[Josh Law]

On 2026-03-21, objecting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> From c348240788c0c32537226f6b34a942fc0fdaa438 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
> From: Test Developer <test@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 12:27:21 +0000
> Subject: [PATCH] lib/test_module: use pr_info instead of pr_warn for
>  non-warning messages
> 
> The test module uses pr_warn() for its init and exit messages, but these
> are informational in nature rather than actual warnings. Using pr_warn()
> for non-warning messages clutters the kernel log with false positives
> when scanning for real warnings.
> 
> Replace pr_warn() with pr_info() to more accurately reflect the severity
> level of these messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Test Developer <test@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> Signed-off-by: Josh Law <objecting@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  lib/test_module.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/lib/test_module.c b/lib/test_module.c
> index 3d1b29b74807..0ddca0863813 100644
> --- a/lib/test_module.c
> +++ b/lib/test_module.c
> @@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
>  
>  static int __init test_module_init(void)
>  {
> -	pr_warn("Hello, world\n");
> +	pr_info("Hello, world\n");
>  
>  	return 0;
>  }
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module_init(test_module_init);
>  
>  static void __exit test_module_exit(void)
>  {
> -	pr_warn("Goodbye\n");
> +	pr_info("Goodbye\n");
>  }
>  
>  module_exit(test_module_exit);
> -- 
> 2.34.1
> 
> 


(IGNORE: TEST MESSAGE!)

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Josh Law