From: Jeff Garzik <jeff@garzik.org>
To: Mark Lord <liml@rtr.ca>
Cc: Tejun Heo <htejun@gmail.com>, Robert Hancock <hancockr@shaw.ca>,
linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
linux-ide@vger.kernel.org,
Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] libata: add human-readable error value decoding
Date: Thu, 10 May 2007 17:42:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <464391B3.7040708@garzik.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <46438FAC.1030702@rtr.ca>
Mark Lord wrote:
> If we're compiling the messages into the kernel regardless,
> then it doesn't really make much sense to NOT show all of them
> on the error paths.
Not true. Uncontrolled message spewage inevitably results in critical
information scrolling off the screen, before a user can take a digital
photo of the output... Or of users being confused by subsequent error
fallout (i.e. multiple oopses reporting problem).
Moderation and restraint still have roles to play... :)
Jeff
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2007-05-10 21:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2007-05-10 2:18 [PATCH] libata: add human-readable error value decoding Robert Hancock
2007-05-10 9:43 ` Tejun Heo
2007-05-10 13:24 ` Mark Lord
2007-05-10 16:40 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-05-10 21:33 ` Mark Lord
2007-05-10 21:42 ` Jeff Garzik [this message]
2007-05-10 23:32 ` Robert Hancock
2007-05-10 23:47 ` Jeff Garzik
2007-05-11 0:55 ` Alan Cox
2007-05-10 23:29 ` Robert Hancock
2007-05-11 16:48 ` Chuck Ebbert
2007-05-11 17:11 ` Tejun Heo
2007-05-11 23:10 ` Robert Hancock
2007-05-11 23:22 ` Jeff Garzik
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