** Description changed: - TBD + CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING is currently enabled which results in regular + information being printed as errors. Using pr_err for things which are + not errors is a bad idea and might confuse users and will also drop the + plymouth bootsplash sceen back to the text console (so that users can + see the error).
** Description changed: CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING is currently enabled which results in regular information being printed as errors. Using pr_err for things which are - not errors is a bad idea and might confuse users and will also drop the - plymouth bootsplash sceen back to the text console (so that users can - see the error). + not errors is a bad idea and might confuse users. It will also drop the + plymouth bootsplash screen back to the text console so that users can + see the (bogus) error. ** Also affects: linux-raspi (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu) ** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Focal) ** No longer affects: linux (Ubuntu Groovy) ** Changed in: linux-raspi (Ubuntu Focal) Status: New => Triaged ** Changed in: linux-raspi (Ubuntu Groovy) Status: New => Triaged ** Description changed: + [Impact] + CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING is currently enabled which results in regular information being printed as errors. Using pr_err for things which are not errors is a bad idea and might confuse users. It will also drop the plymouth bootsplash screen back to the text console so that users can see the (bogus) error. + + [Test Case] + + Boot a Pi and run 'dmesg'. The following info is printed as errors (in red): + [ 15.478168] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio for chip BCM4345/6 + [ 15.786996] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio for chip BCM4345/6 + [ 15.821301] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware: BCM4345/6 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1893905 Title: Disable CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING Status in linux-raspi package in Ubuntu: Triaged Status in linux-raspi source package in Focal: Triaged Status in linux-raspi source package in Groovy: Triaged Bug description: [Impact] CONFIG_BRCM_TRACING is currently enabled which results in regular information being printed as errors. Using pr_err for things which are not errors is a bad idea and might confuse users. It will also drop the plymouth bootsplash screen back to the text console so that users can see the (bogus) error. [Test Case] Boot a Pi and run 'dmesg'. The following info is printed as errors (in red): [ 15.478168] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio for chip BCM4345/6 [ 15.786996] brcmfmac: brcmf_fw_alloc_request: using brcm/brcmfmac43455-sdio for chip BCM4345/6 [ 15.821301] brcmfmac: brcmf_c_preinit_dcmds: Firmware: BCM4345/6 To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux-raspi/+bug/1893905/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp