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Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 09:24:13 -0700
From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH] add "notime" boot option
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Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On May 22 2007 12:09, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
>>
>> Add "notime" boot option to prevent timing data from being printed on
>> each printk message line.
>>
>> We've seen a few cases of 'time' data locking problems (possibly
>> involving netconsole or net drivers).  If a kernel is built with
>> CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y, it may have a boot locking hang.  Booting
>> with "notime" may (i.e., could) prevent the lock hang and allow the
>> kernel to boot successfully, without requiring a kernel rebuild.
> 
> Wonderful, now we have _three_ options to control time...
> 
> 	time=<bool>
> 	printk.time=<bool>
> 	notime=<bool>

Currently the middle one is "printk.printk_time".
And the first and last are just "time" and "notime", without a bool value.

And as I wrote later, I'd be happy to remove #s 1 and 3 and use only the
middle one, renaming the param so that it _is_ printk.time.

-- 
~Randy
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