Re: [PATCH] Stop printk printing non-printable chars

[Jan-Benedict Glaw]

On Sun, 2004-06-20 00:02:58 -0400, Albert Cahalan <albert@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote in message <1087704177.8185.951.camel@cube>:
> > Get real: either you *want* to get those codes
> > interpreted (think about full-blown ncurses apps
> > being run over serial link), or you *don't* (think
> > about simply recording serial console's output).
> > You just have to choose the correct application
> > for your task.
> 
> If there are full-blown ncurses apps being routed
> through printk -- that is, the KERNEL log -- then
> we have far bigger issues.

You're right, I mixed up the ways for console output and for userspace
apps using a shell over the very same serial line (what I commonly do).

> The 0x9b character must be blocked, at least when
> a serial console is in use. (apps on such a console
> may of course use 0x9b as desired -- just not printk)

I still don't see a need to filter out *anything*. To be exact, I've
seen other places where a \r is added when a \n occures. Not always a
great idea, too...  Just keep it as it is, I think it's fine...

MfG, JBG

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