Re: [patch] x86: clean up early_printk output

[Andi Kleen]

On Saturday 25 February 2006 01:07, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> early_printk() starts output on the second screen line and doesn't
> clear the rest of the line when it hits a newline char.  When there
> is already a BIOS message there, it becomes hard to read.  Change
> this so it starts on the first line and clears to EOL upon hitting
> newline.

early_printk is designed to do absolutely minimal work to get the 
message out. Your patch adds too much potential disturbance 
imho.

-Andi
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