Re: [PATCH] modify console_loglevel from commandline

Pavel Machek (pavel@atrey.karlin.mff.cuni.cz)
Thu, 10 Dec 1998 11:06:17 +0100


Hi!

> > cleanly towards later) allow changing the default console_loglevel with
> > kernel parameters. These should be simple enough to include in the
> > current 2.0 and 2.1 trees without disturbing anything.
>
> There is one thing I think you need to do to go with that however. That
> is to make sure all the copyright banners printed by drivers are still
> printed in "quiet" mode. If you check that too then it seems reasonable
> to add 'quiet'

Why? IIRC, linux-kernel is GPL, and that probably means you are not
forced to print copyright banners. I even thing that it is _good_ idea
not to include banners - they are the least important thing printed.

Pavel

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