Re: [PATCH] printk: Print cpuid along with the timestamp withCONFIG_PRINTK_TIME

From: Marcin Slusarz
Date: Fri Sep 19 2008 - 13:16:15 EST


On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 05:35:09PM -0700, Ravikiran G Thirumalai wrote:
> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 12:51:23PM -0700, Andrew Morton wrote:
> >On Thu, 18 Sep 2008 12:37:20 -0700
> >Ravikiran G Thirumalai <kiran@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Ravikiran Thirumalai <kiran@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>
> >> Index: linux-git/kernel/printk.c
> >> ===================================================================
> >> --- linux-git.orig/kernel/printk.c 2008-09-16 15:37:48.000000000 -0700
> >> +++ linux-git/kernel/printk.c 2008-09-18 12:27:10.489662938 -0700
> >> @@ -739,9 +739,10 @@ asmlinkage int vprintk(const char *fmt,
> >>
> >> t = cpu_clock(printk_cpu);
> >> nanosec_rem = do_div(t, 1000000000);
> >> - tlen = sprintf(tbuf, "[%5lu.%06lu] ",
> >> + tlen = sprintf(tbuf, "[%5lu.%06lu:%d] ",
> >> (unsigned long) t,
> >> - nanosec_rem / 1000);
> >> + nanosec_rem / 1000,
> >> + printk_cpu);
> >>
> >> for (tp = tbuf; tp < tbuf + tlen; tp++)
> >> emit_log_char(*tp);
> >
> >
> >Your patch illogically ties the cpu-id-printing feature to the
> >printk.time feature. I guess that's liveable with, but
> >Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt should be updated.
> >
>
> Didn't realize Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt had reference and even a
> runtime parameter to control this! I always enabled CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME
> to get timestamps. Here's an updated patch.
>
> As for the cpuid with the timestamp, the timestamp that is being
> is the printed the cpu's time stamp.

Do we really need this information on UP kernels?
Why don't you add another option for this feature?

Marcin
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