Re: patch for 2.4.0 disable printk

[Thunder from the hill]

Stefani Seibold wrote:
> 
> Hi Linus,
> Hi Alan,
> Hi everybody,
> 
> this kernel patch allows to disable all printk messages, by overloading the
> printk function with a dummy printk macro.
> 
> This patch is usefull for embedded systems, where the hardware never changes
> and normaly no textconsole is attachted nor any user will see the boot
> messages. Also, it is nice for rescue disks.
> 
> On my system this saves about 10% of disk- and ramspace.
> 899664
> For example: My standart desktop kernel is 994834 bytes, without printk
> messages it is only 899664 bytes long. The basic kernel ram usage is also 10%
> less than the same kernel with printk messages.
> 
> Greetings,
> Stefani
> 
> BTW: this is my first try to submit a kernel patch
What sense does it make to ripp the kernel off its "tongue"? This means
to make it completely silent, a oops() could _not_ be noticed! This
means that you don't know when your system has nearly crashed.
You'd better leave printk where it is.

Thunder
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