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From: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de>
To: Chuck Ebbert <76306.1226@compuserve.com>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org>,
	linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [patch] x86_64: don't use early_printk() during memory init
Date: Sat, 25 Feb 2006 05:26:05 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <200602250526.06389.ak@suse.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <200602242049_MC3-1-B938-400B@compuserve.com>

On Saturday 25 February 2006 02:45, Chuck Ebbert wrote:
> printk is working by the time this memory init message prints.
> As it stands, output jumps to the top of the screen and prints
> this message, then back to normal boot messages, overwriting
> a line at the top.

Using of early_printk here was intentional because it needs
much less infrastructure than printk and is pretty good proof
that the kernel at least started.

So please don't apply the patch.

-Andi

  reply	other threads:[~2006-02-25  4:41 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2006-02-25  1:45 [patch] x86_64: don't use early_printk() during memory init Chuck Ebbert
2006-02-25  4:26 ` Andi Kleen [this message]
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2006-02-25  6:22 Chuck Ebbert

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