Re: [PATCH] Disable the most annoying printk in the kernel

From: Bodo Eggert
Date: Fri Oct 28 2005 - 17:18:28 EST


Pavel Machek <pavel@xxxxxxx> wrote:

> Well, keyboard detected and reported an error. Kernel reacted with
> printk(). You are removing that printk(). I can understand that,
> printk is really annoying, but I really believe _some_ error handling
> should be added there if you remove the printk.

I once posted a printk that would only actually print if the last printk
wasn't the same message. This would ensure error reporting while preventing
dmesg from being spammed. Off cause this would fail if two subsystems are
competing to annoy you.
--
Ich danke GMX dafür, die Verwendung meiner Adressen mittels per SPF
verbreiteten Lügen zu sabotieren.
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