Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751692AbVJ1UpS (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:45:18 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751694AbVJ1UpS (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:45:18 -0400 Received: from mustang.oldcity.dca.net ([216.158.38.3]:8586 "HELO mustang.oldcity.dca.net") by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1751692AbVJ1UpQ (ORCPT ); Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:45:16 -0400 Subject: Re: [PATCH] Disable the most annoying printk in the kernel From: Lee Revell To: Hugh Dickins Cc: Pavel Machek , Andi Kleen , vojtech@suse.cz, akpm@osdl.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org In-Reply-To: References: <200510271026.10913.ak@suse.de> <20051028072003.GB1602@openzaurus.ucw.cz> Content-Type: text/plain Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 16:43:58 -0400 Message-Id: <1130532239.4363.125.camel@mindpipe> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.4.0 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1099 Lines: 26 On Fri, 2005-10-28 at 19:50 +0100, Hugh Dickins wrote: > On Fri, 28 Oct 2005, Pavel Machek wrote: > > > > > Remove most useless printk in the world > > > > It warns about crappy keyboards. It triggers regulary for me on x32, > > (probably because of my weird capslock+x+s etc combination). It is > > usefull as a warning "this keyboard is crap" and "no, bad mechanical switch > > is not the reason for lost key". > > Okay, if you want a message to remind you that your keyboard is crap > several times a day, please keep your own patch to do so. Let the > rest of the world go with Andi's patch. Plus keyboards are a dime a dozen these days, they give you one with every server whether or not you want it. If you have rack full of 1U servers the pile of keyboards will be as high as the rack. I wish our KVM vendor would come haul them away. Lee - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/