Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 23 Jan 2002 19:09:08 +0100 | From | root <> | Subject | Re: Console output for debugging |
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"H. Peter Anvin" wrote:
> Followup to: <3C4DF2AD.66BC3F6C@cicese.mx> > By author: Serguei Miridonov <mirsev@cicese.mx> > In newsgroup: linux.dev.kernel > > > > Q: Is there any function in the kernel which I can call > > safely from a module to print debug message on the console > > screen? > > > > I don't want to use printk for some reasons. One of them is > > that I want messages to appear on the screen immediately, > > even from interrupt processing routines. Another is to be > > able to see messages until the system freezes completely in > > case of software or hardware bug. > > > > Use printk.
But beware of some ioctls to which at least Suse defaults, these can intercept the direct output to the console (and let syslogd emulate the console output).
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