Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751842AbXE2Vc2 (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 May 2007 17:32:28 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1750848AbXE2VcV (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 May 2007 17:32:21 -0400 Received: from mailer.gwdg.de ([134.76.10.26]:51232 "EHLO mailer.gwdg.de" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750818AbXE2VcU (ORCPT ); Tue, 29 May 2007 17:32:20 -0400 Date: Tue, 29 May 2007 23:28:54 +0200 (MEST) From: Jan Engelhardt To: Andrew Morton cc: Randy Dunlap , lkml , rene.herman@gmail.com, mjt@tls.msk.ru Subject: Re: [PATCH] use printk.time option, drop time/notime In-Reply-To: <20070529130705.fdf43e4b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> Message-ID: References: <20070522120938.db67f1e9.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <4655BC2D.2070701@oracle.com> <20070524171535.329ea2c0.randy.dunlap@oracle.com> <20070529130705.fdf43e4b.akpm@linux-foundation.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII X-Spam-Report: Content analysis: 0.0 points, 6.0 required _SUMMARY_ Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 1045 Lines: 29 On May 29 2007 13:07, Andrew Morton wrote: > >> Allow printk_time to be enabled or disabled at boot time. >> Previously it could be enabled only, but not disabled. >> >> Change printk_time from an int to a bool since that's what it is. >> Make its logical (exposed) name just be "time" (was "printk_time"). >> >> Note: Changes kernel boot option syntax from "time" to "printk.time=value". > >That's going to break a *lot* of people's setups - timestamping appears >to be very popular. We will get sad emails from people. > >If we're going to do this then I'm afraid we should retain the `time=' >thing for a while and add a this-is-going-away printk to it. > Reminds me of http://lkml.org/lkml/2007/5/1/163 (minus the ANSI sequences, though that WOULD have gotten their attention)... Jan -- - 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/