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SubjectRe: [RFC][PATCH] New message-logging API (kprint)
On 10/5/07, Rob Landley <rob@landley.net> wrote:
> The original idea (selectively compile out printk() instances based on log
> level to conserve space) is explicitly not addressed by this patch, and in
> fact this patch might actually make it harder to implement (by complicating
> the code).

This is wrong. The patch provides log-level-based filtering at compile
time, effectively making the kernel smaller.

> *shrug* That doesn't mean my objections are important to anyone else, just
> that I don't personally see any reason to be enthusiastic about this patch.

I agree; you are right about the other things, Maybe I can try to fit
some of these things into printk itself (thanks for the tip, Alan),
and we'll see how far we can get.

Thanks.

Vegard
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