Re: [PATCH] console logging detour via printk

[Samo Pogacnik <samo_pogacnik@t-2.net>]

Dne 01.05.2010 (sob) ob 18:36 +0200 je Samo Pogacnik zapisal(a):
> Dne 01.05.2010 (sob) ob 11:00 +0200 je Geert Uytterhoeven zapisal(a):
> > On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 00:03, Samo Pogacnik <samo_pogacnik@t-2.net> wrote:
> > > while i was searching for effective logging of complete console output
> > > produced by the kernel and user phase of the boot process, it turned out
> > > that only kernel messages imho get systematically cached and stored into
> > > log files (if needed). All userspace processes are on their own to use
> > > syslog, which is fine, but there are also many console messages
> > > reporting the boot status via init scripts, .... I came across the
> > > bootlogd daemo, which handles the job of redirecting console output into
> > > a log file, but i find it problematic to use especialy, when using
> > > initial ram disk image.
> > >
> > > So in short i came up with an idea to transform console writes into
> > > printks at appropriate code place of some console drivers (the patch
> > > includes code for VT console and SERIAL_CORE console drivers). Printks
> > > eventually reach console device avoiding the patched part of the console
> > > drivers.
> > 
> > What about catching /dev/console instead of VT console,  SERIAL_CORE
> > console, ...?
> > Then it works with whatever console= parameter you specify.
> 
> Could not agree more, but that was as close as i was able to detect the
> common code and provide something that actually works. Maybe this is
> already enough to cover all boot consoles? 

Silly me, i managed to miss the common console write method. I'll
provide the change, so there is not going to be any specifics for
different console types anymore.

> 
> > 
> > Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> > 
> > 						Geert
> > 
> > --
> > Geert Uytterhoeven -- There's lots of Linux beyond ia32 -- geert@linux-m68k.org
> > 
> > In personal conversations with technical people, I call myself a hacker. But
> > when I'm talking to journalists I just say "programmer" or something like that.
> > 							    -- Linus Torvalds
> 
> regards, Samo
> 
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