Re: [PATCH] [RFC] be more verbose when probing EDD

Andi Kleen
2007-12-22T01:15:32Z

"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@zytor.com> writes:

> devzero@web.de wrote:
>> /* Query EDD information */
>> #if defined(CONFIG_EDD) || defined(CONFIG_EDD_MODULE)
>> - query_edd();
>> + printf("Probing EDD (query Bios for boot-device information)\n");
>> + printf("If boot hangs here, you may have a buggy Bios. Try edd=skipmbr or edd=off");
>> + query_edd();
>> + printf("\rOK \n");
>> #endif
>
> This is awfully verbose.

But useful. On the other hand we have lots of IMNSHO
quite useless printks in early bootup that could be removed
to make up for that

(e.g. candidates would be the
"CPU: After/before generic identify"
or
Entering add_active_range....)

printks and you can easily make up for the added verbosity.

-Andi