Re: [PATCH] add "notime" boot option

[Randy Dunlap]

Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> On May 22 2007 12:09, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > From: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> > Add "notime" boot option to prevent timing data from being printed on
> > each printk message line.
> >
> > We've seen a few cases of 'time' data locking problems (possibly
> > involving netconsole or net drivers).  If a kernel is built with
> > CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y, it may have a boot locking hang.  Booting
> > with "notime" may (i.e., could) prevent the lock hang and allow the
> > kernel to boot successfully, without requiring a kernel rebuild.
>
> Wonderful, now we have _three_ options to control time...
>
> 	time=<bool>
> 	printk.time=<bool>
> 	notime=<bool>

Currently the middle one is "printk.printk_time".
And the first and last are just "time" and "notime", without a bool value.

And as I wrote later, I'd be happy to remove #s 1 and 3 and use only the
middle one, renaming the param so that it _is_ printk.time.

--
~Randy
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