Re: [PATCH] printk timestamp post-boot suppression, v2

From: Andi Kleen
Date: Wed Aug 27 2008 - 13:22:40 EST


Joe Korty <joe.korty@xxxxxxxx> writes:

> On Wed, Aug 27, 2008 at 12:16:30PM -0400, Mark Brown wrote:
>> It'd be nicer if this were optional - syslog typically only logs at
>> second resolution and not all systems are going to have logfiles.
>
>
> Optionally suppress printk timestamping after system boot.

Such things shouldn't be CONFIGs, but boot options.

But a better option might be to just fix syslog or klogd to convert those
time stamps into its own ones? Then your screen estate issue
would disappear. That would be a user space fix only.

-Andi

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