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kingst-la2016: rephrase diagnostics to improve user perception
authorGerhard Sittig <redacted>
Wed, 19 Jan 2022 20:25:54 +0000 (21:25 +0100)
committerGerhard Sittig <redacted>
Sun, 6 Feb 2022 17:53:53 +0000 (18:53 +0100)
Rephrase diagnostics messages so that users easier can digest them. Keep
implementation details out of messages which are seen by default, stick
those into developer centric messages that correspond to higher verbosity
levels. Consistently start with capital letters and end in punctuation.
Drop exclamation marks. Use all caps for acronyms. Don't break format
strings so that developers can search for messages reported by users.
Break a few long source code text lines (but not all of them).

src/hardware/kingst-la2016/api.c
src/hardware/kingst-la2016/protocol.c

index 23aaecd15eab5338968a76d08bfd0a472f0c9dc0..e6c9e1a6c3caee3059799e3e26ce088f7610e9ce 100644 (file)
@@ -194,10 +194,10 @@ static GSList *scan(struct sr_dev_driver *di, GSList *options)
                fw_updated = 0;
                dev_addr = libusb_get_device_address(devlist[i]);
                if (des.iProduct != 2) {
-                       sr_info("device at '%s' has no firmware loaded!", connection_id);
+                       sr_info("Device at '%s' has no firmware loaded.", connection_id);
 
                        if (la2016_upload_firmware(drvc->sr_ctx, devlist[i], des.idProduct) != SR_OK) {
-                               sr_err("uC firmware upload failed!");
+                               sr_err("MCU firmware upload failed.");
                                g_free(sdi->connection_id);
                                g_free(sdi);
                                continue;
@@ -287,8 +287,7 @@ static int la2016_dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
                ret = libusb_claim_interface(usb->devhdl, USB_INTERFACE);
                if (ret == LIBUSB_ERROR_BUSY) {
-                       sr_err("Unable to claim USB interface. Another "
-                              "program or driver has already claimed it.");
+                       sr_err("Cannot claim USB interface. Another program or driver using it?");
                        ret = SR_ERR;
                        break;
                } else if (ret == LIBUSB_ERROR_NO_DEVICE) {
@@ -296,13 +295,13 @@ static int la2016_dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
                        ret = SR_ERR;
                        break;
                } else if (ret != 0) {
-                       sr_err("Unable to claim interface: %s.", libusb_error_name(ret));
+                       sr_err("Cannot claim USB interface: %s.", libusb_error_name(ret));
                        ret = SR_ERR;
                        break;
                }
 
                if ((ret = la2016_init_device(sdi)) != SR_OK) {
-                       sr_err("Failed to init device.");
+                       sr_err("Cannot initialize device.");
                        break;
                }
 
@@ -371,7 +370,7 @@ static int dev_open(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        }
 
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("Unable to open device.");
+               sr_err("Cannot open device.");
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
@@ -569,13 +568,13 @@ static int dev_acquisition_start(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        devc = sdi->priv;
 
        if (configure_channels(sdi) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("Failed to configure channels.");
+               sr_err("Cannot configure channels.");
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
        devc->convbuffer_size = 4 * 1024 * 1024;
        if (!(devc->convbuffer = g_try_malloc(devc->convbuffer_size))) {
-               sr_err("Conversion buffer malloc failed.");
+               sr_err("Cannot allocate conversion buffer.");
                return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
        }
 
index f8b4547ebb82177966796dd74c60b8afadc57892..69ec4042f15626c78052989b55c64f144a81b860 100644 (file)
@@ -81,9 +81,11 @@ static int ctrl_in(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
                     usb->devhdl, LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_VENDOR | LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_IN,
                     bRequest, wValue, wIndex, (unsigned char *)data, wLength,
                     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS)) != wLength) {
-               sr_err("failed to read %d bytes via ctrl-in %d %#x, %d: %s.",
-                      wLength, bRequest, wValue, wIndex,
-                      libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_dbg("USB ctrl in: %d bytes, req %d val %#x idx %d: %s.",
+                       wLength, bRequest, wValue, wIndex,
+                       libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_err("Cannot read %d bytes from USB: %s.",
+                       wLength, libusb_error_name(ret));
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
@@ -103,9 +105,11 @@ static int ctrl_out(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
                     usb->devhdl, LIBUSB_REQUEST_TYPE_VENDOR | LIBUSB_ENDPOINT_OUT,
                     bRequest, wValue, wIndex, (unsigned char*)data, wLength,
                     DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS)) != wLength) {
-               sr_err("failed to write %d bytes via ctrl-out %d %#x, %d: %s.",
-                      wLength, bRequest, wValue, wIndex,
-                      libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_dbg("USB ctrl out: %d bytes, req %d val %#x idx %d: %s.",
+                       wLength, bRequest, wValue, wIndex,
+                       libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_err("Cannot write %d bytes to USB: %s.",
+                       wLength, libusb_error_name(ret));
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
@@ -135,7 +139,7 @@ static int upload_fpga_bitstream(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, const char *bits
 
        ret = sr_resource_open(drvc->sr_ctx, &bitstream, SR_RESOURCE_FIRMWARE, bitstream_fname);
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("could not find fpga firmware %s!", bitstream_fname);
+               sr_err("Cannot find FPGA bitstream %s.", bitstream_fname);
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ static int upload_fpga_bitstream(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, const char *bits
        wrptr = buffer;
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, devc->bitstream_size);
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_INIT, 0x00, 0, buffer, wrptr - buffer)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to give upload init command");
+               sr_err("Cannot initiate FPGA bitstream upload.");
                sr_resource_close(drvc->sr_ctx, &bitstream);
                return ret;
        }
@@ -153,7 +157,7 @@ static int upload_fpga_bitstream(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, const char *bits
                if (pos < bitstream.size) {
                        len = (int)sr_resource_read(drvc->sr_ctx, &bitstream, &block, sizeof(block));
                        if (len < 0) {
-                               sr_err("failed to read from fpga bitstream!");
+                               sr_err("Cannot read FPGA bitstream.");
                                sr_resource_close(drvc->sr_ctx, &bitstream);
                                return SR_ERR;
                        }
@@ -169,12 +173,14 @@ static int upload_fpga_bitstream(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, const char *bits
 
                ret = libusb_bulk_transfer(usb->devhdl, 2, (unsigned char*)&block[0], len, &act_len, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS);
                if (ret != 0) {
-                       sr_dbg("failed to write fpga bitstream block at %#x len %d: %s.", pos, (int)len, libusb_error_name(ret));
+                       sr_dbg("Cannot write FPGA bitstream, block %#x len %d: %s.",
+                               pos, (int)len, libusb_error_name(ret));
                        ret = SR_ERR;
                        break;
                }
                if (act_len != len) {
-                       sr_dbg("failed to write fpga bitstream block at %#x len %d: act_len is %d.", pos, (int)len, act_len);
+                       sr_dbg("Short write for FPGA bitstream, block %#x len %d: got %d.",
+                               pos, (int)len, act_len);
                        ret = SR_ERR;
                        break;
                }
@@ -183,21 +189,23 @@ static int upload_fpga_bitstream(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, const char *bits
        sr_resource_close(drvc->sr_ctx, &bitstream);
        if (ret != 0)
                return ret;
-       sr_info("FPGA bitstream upload (%" PRIu64 " bytes) done.", bitstream.size);
+       sr_info("FPGA bitstream upload (%" PRIu64 " bytes) done.",
+               bitstream.size);
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_in(sdi, CMD_FPGA_INIT, 0x00, 0, &cmd_resp, sizeof(cmd_resp))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to read response after FPGA bitstream upload");
+               sr_err("Cannot read response after FPGA bitstream upload.");
                return ret;
        }
        if (cmd_resp != 0) {
-               sr_err("after fpga bitstream upload command response is 0x%02x, expect 0!", cmd_resp);
+               sr_err("Unexpected FPGA bitstream upload response, got 0x%02x, want 0.",
+                       cmd_resp);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
        g_usleep(30000);
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_ENABLE, 0x01, 0, NULL, 0)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed enable fpga");
+               sr_err("Cannot enable FPGA after bitstream upload.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -260,8 +268,8 @@ static int set_threshold_voltage(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, float voltage)
                duty_R56 = 1100;
        }
 
-       sr_dbg("set threshold voltage %.2fV", voltage);
-       sr_dbg("duty_R56=0x%04x, duty_R79=0x%04x", duty_R56, duty_R79);
+       sr_dbg("Set threshold voltage %.2fV.", voltage);
+       sr_dbg("Duty cycle values: R56 0x%04x, R79 0x%04x.", duty_R56, duty_R79);
 
        wrptr = buf;
        write_u16le_inc(&wrptr, duty_R56);
@@ -269,7 +277,7 @@ static int set_threshold_voltage(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, float voltage)
 
        ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_THRESHOLD, 0, buf, wrptr - buf);
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("error setting new threshold voltage of %.2fV", voltage);
+               sr_err("Cannot set threshold voltage %.2fV.", voltage);
                return ret;
        }
        devc->threshold_voltage = voltage;
@@ -289,10 +297,10 @@ static int enable_pwm(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, uint8_t p1, uint8_t p2)
        if (p1) cfg |= 1 << 0;
        if (p2) cfg |= 1 << 1;
 
-       sr_dbg("set pwm enable %d %d", p1, p2);
+       sr_dbg("Set PWM enable %d %d. Config 0x%02x.", p1, p2, cfg);
        ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_PWM_EN, 0, &cfg, sizeof(cfg));
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("error setting new pwm enable 0x%02x", cfg);
+               sr_err("Cannot setup PWM enabled state.");
                return ret;
        }
        devc->pwm_setting[0].enabled = (p1) ? 1 : 0;
@@ -314,28 +322,29 @@ static int set_pwm(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, uint8_t which, float freq, flo
        devc = sdi->priv;
 
        if (which < 1 || which > 2) {
-               sr_err("invalid pwm channel: %d", which);
+               sr_err("Invalid PWM channel: %d.", which);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
        if (freq > MAX_PWM_FREQ) {
-               sr_err("pwm frequency too high: %.1f", freq);
+               sr_err("Too high a PWM frequency: %.1f.", freq);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
        if (duty > 100 || duty < 0) {
-               sr_err("invalid pwm percentage: %f", duty);
+               sr_err("Invalid PWM duty cycle: %f.", duty);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
        cfg.period = (uint32_t)(PWM_CLOCK / freq);
        cfg.duty = (uint32_t)(0.5f + (cfg.period * duty / 100.));
-       sr_dbg("set pwm%d period %d, duty %d", which, cfg.period, cfg.duty);
+       sr_dbg("Set PWM%d period %d, duty %d.", which, cfg.period, cfg.duty);
 
        wrptr = buf;
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, cfg.period);
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, cfg.duty);
        ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, CTRL_PWM[which - 1], 0, buf, wrptr - buf);
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("error setting new pwm%d config %d %d", which, cfg.period, cfg.duty);
+               sr_err("Cannot setup PWM%d configuration %d %d.",
+                       which, cfg.period, cfg.duty);
                return ret;
        }
        setting = &devc->pwm_setting[which - 1];
@@ -424,7 +433,7 @@ static int set_trigger_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
                                break;
                        case SR_TRIGGER_RISING:
                                if ((cfg.enabled & ~cfg.level)) {
-                                       sr_err("Only one trigger signal with falling-/rising-edge allowed.");
+                                       sr_err("Device only supports one edge trigger.");
                                        return SR_ERR;
                                }
                                cfg.level &= ~ch_mask;
@@ -432,24 +441,24 @@ static int set_trigger_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
                                break;
                        case SR_TRIGGER_FALLING:
                                if ((cfg.enabled & ~cfg.level)) {
-                                       sr_err("Only one trigger signal with falling-/rising-edge allowed.");
+                                       sr_err("Device only supports one edge trigger.");
                                        return SR_ERR;
                                }
                                cfg.level &= ~ch_mask;
                                cfg.high_or_falling |= ch_mask;
                                break;
                        default:
-                               sr_err("Unknown trigger value.");
+                               sr_err("Unknown trigger condition.");
                                return SR_ERR;
                        }
                        cfg.enabled |= ch_mask;
                        channel = channel->next;
                }
        }
-       sr_dbg("set trigger configuration channels: 0x%04x, "
-              "trigger-enabled 0x%04x, level-triggered 0x%04x, "
-              "high/falling 0x%04x", cfg.channels, cfg.enabled, cfg.level,
-              cfg.high_or_falling);
+       sr_dbg("Set trigger config: "
+               "channels 0x%04x, trigger-enabled 0x%04x, "
+               "level-triggered 0x%04x, high/falling 0x%04x.",
+               cfg.channels, cfg.enabled, cfg.level, cfg.high_or_falling);
 
        devc->had_triggers_configured = cfg.enabled != 0;
 
@@ -460,7 +469,7 @@ static int set_trigger_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, cfg.high_or_falling);
        ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_TRIGGER, 16, buf, wrptr - buf);
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("error setting trigger config!");
+               sr_err("Cannot setup trigger configuration.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -481,7 +490,8 @@ static int set_sample_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        total = 128 * 1024 * 1024;
 
        if (devc->cur_samplerate > devc->max_samplerate) {
-               sr_err("too high sample rate: %" PRIu64, devc->cur_samplerate);
+               sr_err("Too high a sample rate: %" PRIu64 ".",
+                       devc->cur_samplerate);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
@@ -492,14 +502,17 @@ static int set_sample_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        devc->cur_samplerate = devc->max_samplerate / divisor;
 
        if (devc->limit_samples > MAX_SAMPLE_DEPTH) {
-               sr_err("too high sample depth: %" PRIu64, devc->limit_samples);
+               sr_err("Too high a sample depth: %" PRIu64 ".",
+                       devc->limit_samples);
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
        devc->pre_trigger_size = (devc->capture_ratio * devc->limit_samples) / 100;
 
-       sr_dbg("set sampling configuration %.0fkHz, %d samples, trigger-pos %d%%",
-              devc->cur_samplerate / 1e3, (unsigned int)devc->limit_samples, (unsigned int)devc->capture_ratio);
+       sr_dbg("Set sample config: %" PRIu64 "kHz, %" PRIu64 " samples, trigger-pos %" PRIu64 "%%.",
+               devc->cur_samplerate / 1000,
+               devc->limit_samples,
+               devc->capture_ratio);
 
        wrptr = buf;
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, devc->limit_samples);
@@ -511,7 +524,7 @@ static int set_sample_config(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
        ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_SAMPLING, 0, buf, wrptr - buf);
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("error setting sample config!");
+               sr_err("Cannot setup acquisition configuration.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -543,7 +556,7 @@ static uint16_t run_state(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        int ret;
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_in(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_RUN, 0, &state, sizeof(state))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to read run state!");
+               sr_err("Cannot read run state.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -555,19 +568,22 @@ static uint16_t run_state(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        if (state != previous_state) {
                previous_state = state;
                if ((state & 0x0003) == 0x01) {
-                       sr_dbg("run_state: 0x%04x (%s)", state, "idle");
+                       sr_dbg("Run state: 0x%04x (%s).", state, "idle");
                }
                else if ((state & 0x000f) == 0x02) {
-                       sr_dbg("run_state: 0x%04x (%s)", state, "pre-trigger sampling");
+                       sr_dbg("Run state: 0x%04x (%s).", state,
+                               "pre-trigger sampling");
                }
                else if ((state & 0x000f) == 0x0a) {
-                       sr_dbg("run_state: 0x%04x (%s)", state, "sampling, waiting for trigger");
+                       sr_dbg("Run state: 0x%04x (%s).", state,
+                               "sampling, waiting for trigger");
                }
                else if ((state & 0x000f) == 0x0e) {
-                       sr_dbg("run_state: 0x%04x (%s)", state, "post-trigger sampling");
+                       sr_dbg("Run state: 0x%04x (%s).", state,
+                               "post-trigger sampling");
                }
                else {
-                       sr_dbg("run_state: 0x%04x", state);
+                       sr_dbg("Run state: 0x%04x.", state);
                }
        }
 
@@ -579,7 +595,7 @@ static int set_run_mode(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, uint8_t fast_blinking)
        int ret;
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_RUN, 0, &fast_blinking, sizeof(fast_blinking))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to send set-run-mode command %d", fast_blinking);
+               sr_err("Cannot configure run mode %d.", fast_blinking);
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -596,7 +612,7 @@ static int get_capture_info(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        devc = sdi->priv;
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_in(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_SAMPLING, 0, buf, sizeof(buf))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to read capture info!");
+               sr_err("Cannot read capture info.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -605,13 +621,16 @@ static int get_capture_info(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger = read_u32le_inc(&rdptr);
        devc->info.write_pos = read_u32le_inc(&rdptr);
 
-       sr_dbg("capture info: n_rep_packets: 0x%08x/%d, before_trigger: 0x%08x/%d, write_pos: 0x%08x%d",
+       sr_dbg("Capture info: n_rep_packets: 0x%08x/%d, before_trigger: 0x%08x/%d, write_pos: 0x%08x%d.",
               devc->info.n_rep_packets, devc->info.n_rep_packets,
-              devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger, devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger,
+              devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger,
+              devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger,
               devc->info.write_pos, devc->info.write_pos);
 
-       if (devc->info.n_rep_packets % 5)
-               sr_warn("number of packets is not as expected multiples of 5: %d", devc->info.n_rep_packets);
+       if (devc->info.n_rep_packets % 5) {
+               sr_warn("Unexpected packets count %lu, not a multiple of 5.",
+                       (unsigned long)devc->info.n_rep_packets);
+       }
 
        return SR_OK;
 }
@@ -637,7 +656,7 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_setup_acquisition(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
 
        cmd = 0;
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_CAPT_MODE, 0, &cmd, sizeof(cmd))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to send stop sampling command");
+               sr_err("Cannot send command to stop sampling.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -720,23 +739,24 @@ static int la2016_start_retrieval(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, libusb_transfer
        devc->read_pos = devc->info.write_pos - devc->n_bytes_to_read;
        devc->n_reps_until_trigger = devc->info.n_rep_packets_before_trigger;
 
-       sr_dbg("want to read %d tfer-packets starting from pos %d",
+       sr_dbg("Want to read %u xfer-packets starting from pos %" PRIu32 ".",
               devc->n_transfer_packets_to_read, devc->read_pos);
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_BULK_RESET, 0x00, 0, NULL, 0)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to reset bulk state");
+               sr_err("Cannot reset USB bulk state.");
                return ret;
        }
-       sr_dbg("will read from 0x%08x, 0x%08x bytes", devc->read_pos, devc->n_bytes_to_read);
+       sr_dbg("Will read from 0x%08lx, 0x%08x bytes.",
+               (unsigned long)devc->read_pos, devc->n_bytes_to_read);
        wrptr = wrbuf;
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, devc->read_pos);
        write_u32le_inc(&wrptr, devc->n_bytes_to_read);
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_SPI, REG_BULK, 0, wrbuf, wrptr - wrbuf)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to send bulk config");
+               sr_err("Cannot send USB bulk config.");
                return ret;
        }
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_BULK_START, 0x00, 0, NULL, 0)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to unblock bulk transfers");
+               sr_err("Cannot unblock USB bulk transfers.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -748,7 +768,8 @@ static int la2016_start_retrieval(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, libusb_transfer
                to_read = (to_read + (LA2016_EP6_PKTSZ-1)) & ~(LA2016_EP6_PKTSZ-1);
        buffer = g_try_malloc(to_read);
        if (!buffer) {
-               sr_err("Failed to allocate %d bytes for bulk transfer", to_read);
+               sr_dbg("USB bulk transfer size %d bytes.", (int)to_read);
+               sr_err("Cannot allocate buffer for USB bulk transfer.");
                return SR_ERR_MALLOC;
        }
 
@@ -759,7 +780,7 @@ static int la2016_start_retrieval(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi, libusb_transfer
                cb, (void *)sdi, DEFAULT_TIMEOUT_MS);
 
        if ((ret = libusb_submit_transfer(devc->transfer)) != 0) {
-               sr_err("Failed to submit transfer: %s.", libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_err("Cannot submit USB transfer: %s.", libusb_error_name(ret));
                libusb_free_transfer(devc->transfer);
                devc->transfer = NULL;
                g_free(buffer);
@@ -830,7 +851,7 @@ static void send_chunk(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
                                if (devc->n_reps_until_trigger == 0) {
                                        devc->reading_behind_trigger = 1;
                                        do_signal_trigger = 1;
-                                       sr_dbg("  here is trigger position after %" PRIu64 " samples, %.6fms",
+                                       sr_dbg("Trigger position after %" PRIu64 " samples, %.6fms.",
                                               devc->total_samples,
                                               (double)devc->total_samples / devc->cur_samplerate * 1e3);
                                }
@@ -845,7 +866,7 @@ static void send_chunk(struct sr_dev_inst *sdi,
                        std_session_send_df_trigger(sdi);
                }
        }
-       sr_dbg("send_chunk done after %d samples", total_samples);
+       sr_dbg("Send_chunk done after %u samples.", total_samples);
 }
 
 static void LIBUSB_CALL receive_transfer(struct libusb_transfer *transfer)
@@ -863,7 +884,7 @@ static void LIBUSB_CALL receive_transfer(struct libusb_transfer *transfer)
               libusb_error_name(transfer->status), transfer->actual_length);
 
        if (transfer->status == LIBUSB_TRANSFER_TIMED_OUT) {
-               sr_err("bulk transfer timeout!");
+               sr_err("USB bulk transfer timeout.");
                devc->transfer_finished = 1;
        }
        send_chunk(sdi, transfer->buffer, transfer->actual_length / TRANSFER_PACKET_LENGTH);
@@ -883,7 +904,8 @@ static void LIBUSB_CALL receive_transfer(struct libusb_transfer *transfer)
 
                if ((ret = libusb_submit_transfer(transfer)) == 0)
                        return;
-               sr_err("Failed to submit further transfer: %s.", libusb_error_name(ret));
+               sr_err("Cannot submit another USB transfer: %s.",
+                       libusb_error_name(ret));
        }
 
        g_free(transfer->buffer);
@@ -916,10 +938,10 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
                devc->total_samples = 0;
                /* we can start retrieving data! */
                if (la2016_start_retrieval(sdi, receive_transfer) != SR_OK) {
-                       sr_err("failed to start retrieval!");
+                       sr_err("Cannot start acquisition data download.");
                        return FALSE;
                }
-               sr_dbg("retrieval is started...");
+               sr_dbg("Acquisition data download started.");
                std_session_send_df_frame_begin(sdi);
 
                return TRUE;
@@ -929,7 +951,7 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
        libusb_handle_events_timeout(drvc->sr_ctx->libusb_ctx, &tv);
 
        if (devc->transfer_finished) {
-               sr_dbg("transfer is finished!");
+               sr_dbg("Download finished, post processing.");
                std_session_send_df_frame_end(sdi);
 
                usb_source_remove(sdi->session, drvc->sr_ctx);
@@ -942,7 +964,7 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_receive_data(int fd, int revents, void *cb_data)
 
                devc->transfer = NULL;
 
-               sr_dbg("transfer is now finished");
+               sr_dbg("Download finished, done post processing.");
        }
 
        return TRUE;
@@ -964,12 +986,14 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_init_device(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
         * This helps to identify the age of devices if unknown magic numbers occur.
         */
        if ((ret = ctrl_in(sdi, CMD_EEPROM, 0x20, 0, purchase_date_bcd, sizeof(purchase_date_bcd))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to read eeprom purchase_date_bcd");
+               sr_err("Cannot read purchase date in EEPROM.");
        }
        else {
-               sr_dbg("purchase date: 20%02hx-%02hx", (purchase_date_bcd[0]) & 0x00ff, (purchase_date_bcd[0] >> 8) & 0x00ff);
+               sr_dbg("Purchase date: 20%02hx-%02hx.",
+                       (purchase_date_bcd[0]) & 0xff,
+                       (purchase_date_bcd[0] >> 8) & 0xff);
                if (purchase_date_bcd[0] != (0x0ffff & ~purchase_date_bcd[1])) {
-                       sr_err("purchase date: checksum failure");
+                       sr_err("Purchase date fails checksum test.");
                }
        }
 
@@ -1007,7 +1031,7 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_init_device(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
         */
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_in(sdi, CMD_EEPROM, 0x08, 0, &buf, sizeof(buf))) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to read eeprom device identifier bytes");
+               sr_err("Cannot read EEPROM device identifier bytes.");
                return ret;
        }
 
@@ -1018,11 +1042,11 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_init_device(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        }
        else if (buf[4] == (0x0ff & ~buf[5])) {
                /* backup copy of magic passes complement check */
-               sr_dbg("device_type: using backup copy of magic number");
+               sr_dbg("Using backup copy of device type magic number.");
                magic = buf[4];
        }
 
-       sr_dbg("device_type: magic number is %hhu", magic);
+       sr_dbg("Device type: magic number is %hhu.", magic);
 
        /* select the correct fpga bitstream for this device */
        switch (magic) {
@@ -1043,26 +1067,26 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_init_device(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
                devc->max_samplerate = MAX_SAMPLE_RATE_LA1016;
                break;
        default:
-               sr_err("device_type: device not supported; magic number indicates this is not a LA2016 or LA1016");
+               sr_err("Cannot identify as one of the supported models.");
                return SR_ERR;
        }
 
        if (ret != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to upload fpga bitstream");
+               sr_err("Cannot upload FPGA bitstream.");
                return ret;
        }
 
        state = run_state(sdi);
        if (state != 0x85e9) {
-               sr_warn("expect run state to be 0x85e9, but it reads 0x%04x", state);
+               sr_warn("Unexpected run state, want 0x85e9, got 0x%04x.", state);
        }
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_BULK_RESET, 0x00, 0, NULL, 0)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to send CMD_BULK_RESET");
+               sr_err("Cannot reset USB bulk transfer.");
                return ret;
        }
 
-       sr_dbg("device should be initialized");
+       sr_dbg("Device should be initialized.");
 
        return set_defaults(sdi);
 }
@@ -1072,7 +1096,7 @@ SR_PRIV int la2016_deinit_device(const struct sr_dev_inst *sdi)
        int ret;
 
        if ((ret = ctrl_out(sdi, CMD_FPGA_ENABLE, 0x00, 0, NULL, 0)) != SR_OK) {
-               sr_err("failed to send deinit command");
+               sr_err("Cannot deinitialize device's FPGA.");
                return ret;
        }