Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S932076Ab2FYOs4 (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:48:56 -0400 Received: from hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com ([71.74.56.122]:22174 "EHLO hrndva-omtalb.mail.rr.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1757099Ab2FYOsz (ORCPT ); Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:48:55 -0400 X-Authority-Analysis: v=2.0 cv=bpjO9Tmi c=1 sm=0 a=ZycB6UtQUfgMyuk2+PxD7w==:17 a=XQbtiDEiEegA:10 a=C_U1be-mfRQA:10 a=5SG0PmZfjMsA:10 a=Q9fys5e9bTEA:10 a=meVymXHHAAAA:8 a=ayC55rCoAAAA:8 a=kbg3vzUf44lj4uVifhoA:9 a=PUjeQqilurYA:10 a=ZycB6UtQUfgMyuk2+PxD7w==:117 X-Cloudmark-Score: 0 X-Originating-IP: 74.67.80.29 Message-ID: <1340635734.27036.327.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com> Subject: Re: [PATCH] printk: Revert the buffered-printk() changes for now From: Steven Rostedt To: Ingo Molnar Cc: Kay Sievers , Andrew Morton , LKML , Linus Torvalds , Greg Kroah-Hartman , Fengguang Wu , Ingo Molnar Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2012 10:48:54 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20120625140748.GB1301@gmail.com> References: <1340322723.27036.220.camel@gandalf.stny.rr.com> <20120622145402.8047a669.akpm@linux-foundation.org> <20120623061313.GA21895@gmail.com> <1340452052.1784.40.camel@mop> <20120625090933.GD24512@gmail.com> <20120625140748.GB1301@gmail.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="ISO-8859-15" X-Mailer: Evolution 3.2.2-1+b1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Mime-Version: 1.0 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 662 Lines: 18 On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 16:07 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote: > System logging is an arguably secondary role, and it should not > degrade printk()s primary role. I would argue that printk() should not play the role of normal system logging. It's main role should be for boot up and crashes. If devices need to log information to userspace, it should really use some other means. What was /sys made for anyway? -- Steve -- 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/