Re: [patch 1/3] kmsg: Kernel message catalog macros.

[Martin Schwidefsky]

On Fri, 2008-08-15 at 16:05 -0400, Rick Troth wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Aug 2008, Rusty Russell wrote:
> > Can you hash the format string to generate the id?  6 hex digits should be
> > enough, and your tool can check for clashes.  As it's bad form to have
> > identical strings for different semantics anyway, this seems to make sense.
> 
> I second this suggestion (or propose something like it).
> A short hash or even an index into some off-line table
> lets the user hit the right page when looking for an explanation.

The kmsg id is just that, an index into the table of message for a
particular component.

> I've been using a similar (and perhaps ugly to some eyes)
> numeric message catalog for years (with token substitution and all).
> The catalogs can be translated and then replaced with local language
> so the users don't have to learn English (or French, or German,
> or Japanese, or Chinese).

That is what we are trying to achieve as well.

-- 
blue skies,
  Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.


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