Re: [GIT PULL] printk for 5.20

From: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
Date: Wed Aug 03 2022 - 10:35:51 EST


On 2022-08-02 20:19:34 [-0700], Linus Torvalds wrote:
> Seriously, even if you have strict RT requirements, you may also have
> strict debugging requirements, and if something goes wrong, you want
> to KNOW ABOUT IT. At that point, your RT rules may well fly out the
> window, because you have more serious problems.
>
> End result: no way will I accept this kind of completely arbitrary and
> frankly not very intelligent patch.
>
> If people want to disable console printing, that's THEIR CHOICE. It
> could be a new config variable where you ASK people about what they
> want. Not this kind of idiotic tying together of things.

I don't argue about the loss in debugging with disabled consoles and I
spare you the time explaining how it got there.

Petr, do you revert it yourself or do you want me to send a revert?

> Linus

Sebastian