Re: [PATCH] printk: Revert the buffered-printk() changes for now

[Steven Rostedt]

On Mon, 2012-06-25 at 16:07 +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:

> System logging is an arguably secondary role, and it should not 
> degrade printk()s primary role.

I would argue that printk() should not play the role of normal system
logging. It's main role should be for boot up and crashes. If devices
need to log information to userspace, it should really use some other
means. What was /sys made for anyway?

-- Steve


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