Re: [PATCH 0/7] sh: Modernize printing of kernel messages

From: Guenter Roeck
Date: Tue Dec 03 2019 - 16:36:59 EST


On Tue, Dec 03, 2019 at 05:26:38PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> This patch series fixes the broken lines in kernel output, which I
> presume have been happening since commit 4bcc595ccd80decb ("printk:
> reinstate KERN_CONT for printing continuat ion lines").
> Most annoying are the ones in call traces and disassembly dumps, as they
> cause lots of small bits of information to fly by your serial console.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Geert Uytterhoeven (7):
> sh: kernel: disassemble: Fix broken lines in disassembly dumps
> sh: dump_stack: Fix broken lines and ptrval in calltrace dumps
> sh: process: Fix broken lines in register dumps
> sh: sh2007: Modernize printing of kernel messages
> sh: pci: Modernize printing of kernel messages
> sh: machvec: Modernize printing of kernel messages
> sh: fault: Modernize printing of kernel messages
>
Yes, the output does look a bit nicer with those patches applied.

For the series:

Tested-by: Guenter Roeck <linux@xxxxxxxxxxxx>

> arch/sh/boards/board-sh2007.c | 4 +-
> arch/sh/drivers/pci/common.c | 6 +-
> arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci-sh7780.c | 23 ++++---
> arch/sh/drivers/pci/pci.c | 11 ++--
> arch/sh/kernel/disassemble.c | 103 ++++++++++++++++---------------
> arch/sh/kernel/dumpstack.c | 24 +++----
> arch/sh/kernel/machvec.c | 8 +--
> arch/sh/kernel/process_32.c | 38 +++++-------
> arch/sh/mm/fault.c | 39 ++++++------
> 9 files changed, 124 insertions(+), 132 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.17.1
>
> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
>
> Geert
>
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>
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