Re: [Swsusp-devel] Re: swsusp problems [was Re: Your opinion on the merge?]

[Jonathan Sambrook <swsusp@hmmn.org>]

At 11:26 on Wed 24/03/04, pavel@ucw.cz masquerading as 'Pavel Machek' wrote:
> Hi!
> 
> > >On Wed, 2004-03-24 at 18:22, Michael Frank wrote:
> > >>Error messages should be handled on a seperate VT eliminating the issue.
> > >
> > >While I definitely like the idea, I'm not sure that's feasible; as Pavel
> > >pointed out, Suspend doesn't generate all the error messages that might
> > >possibly appear. Maybe I'm just ignorant.. I'll take a look when I get
> > >the change.
> > 
> > printk is central and could do the switch when swsusp is active
> 
> You *could* do it, but it is bad idea. You don't want to patch
> printk.c, that driver printk could be done from interrupt (and you
> can't switch consoles at that point), you loose context, etc. What
> about doing the simple thing, maybe hack with CRs and be done with
> that?

What about getting rid of the progress bar and just print out at
swsusp2 log-level 9? We're used to scrolling boot messages after all.
(I do currently use bootsplash, but I have it underneath my boot
messages.)

Jonathan

> 
> If someone wants more eye candy, they have to patch their kernel with
> bootsplash.
> 								Pavel
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