Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1753364AbYH1Jib (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:31 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751253AbYH1JiX (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:23 -0400 Received: from mx3.mail.elte.hu ([157.181.1.138]:36676 "EHLO mx3.mail.elte.hu" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1750780AbYH1JiX (ORCPT ); Thu, 28 Aug 2008 05:38:23 -0400 Date: Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:38:08 +0200 From: Ingo Molnar To: Joe Korty Cc: Linux Kernel , Arjan van de Ven Subject: Re: [PATCH] shrink printk timestamp field Message-ID: <20080828093806.GB28783@elte.hu> References: <20080827151759.GA10678@tsunami.ccur.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <20080827151759.GA10678@tsunami.ccur.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.18 (2008-05-17) X-ELTE-VirusStatus: clean X-ELTE-SpamScore: -1.1 X-ELTE-SpamLevel: X-ELTE-SpamCheck: no X-ELTE-SpamVersion: ELTE 2.0 X-ELTE-SpamCheck-Details: score=-1.1 required=5.9 tests=BAYES_05 autolearn=no SpamAssassin version=3.2.3 -1.1 BAYES_05 BODY: Bayesian spam probability is 1 to 5% [score: 0.0275] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 779 Lines: 23 * Joe Korty wrote: > Shrink the printk timestamp field. > > Keep the printk timestamp from occupying more of the > scarce, 80-column console line space than it really needs. > > We eliminate the excessive whitespace the field added to > the line, and reduce timestamp precision from six digits > (usecs) to three digits (msecs). msecs seems adequate > for the purpose of tracking boot sequence timing issues. > > Signed-off-by: Joe Korty applied to tip/core/printk, thanks Joe. Ingo -- 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/