>While browsing sources under usr/src/uts I noticed that many
>modules are reimplementing some sort of debug printf-like
>functionality all over again. In many cases it looks like one
>framework copying the defines from the other changing only
>a prefix. Wouldn't it be beneficial for the kernel to have some
>sort of generic DPRINTF/dprintf functionality, available to all
>the components ? IMHO, besides overall cleanness it will
>also allow developers to concentrate on their specific tasks
>instead of re-inventing the wheel again and again.

>
>May be there is something similar on the way already ?

All these printf like features should all be deprecated and moved
the DTrace probe points using the SDT provider.

(Pretty much everything predates it)

Casper
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