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From: "H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com>
Subject: Re: Console output for debugging
Date: 22 Jan 2002 15:34:45 -0800
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By author:    Serguei Miridonov <mirsev@cicese.mx>
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>
> Q: Is there any function in the kernel which I can call
> safely from a module to print debug message on the console
> screen?
> 
> I don't want to use printk for some reasons. One of them is
> that I want messages to appear on the screen immediately,
> even from interrupt processing routines. Another is to be
> able to see messages until the system freezes completely in
> case of software or hardware bug.
> 

Use printk.

	-hpa
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