From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1751474AbVJYGrP (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:47:15 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1751473AbVJYGrP (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:47:15 -0400 Received: from mf2.realtek.com.tw ([220.128.56.22]:11532 "EHLO mf2.realtek.com.tw") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1751474AbVJYGrO (ORCPT ); Tue, 25 Oct 2005 02:47:14 -0400 Message-ID: <034801c5d92f$e1211860$106215ac@realtek.com.tw> From: "colin" To: Subject: "disable printk" will make console disappear Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 14:46:51 +0800 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-MIMETrack: Itemize by SMTP Server on msx/Realtek(Release 6.5.3|September 14, 2004) at 2005/10/25 =?Bog5?B?pFWkyCAwMjo0Njo1MQ==?=, Serialize by Router on msx/Realtek(Release 6.5.3|September 14, 2004) at 2005/10/25 =?Bog5?B?pFWkyCAwMjo0Njo1Mw==?=, Serialize complete at 2005/10/25 =?Bog5?B?pFWkyCAwMjo0Njo1Mw==?= Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Type: text/plain; charset="big5" Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Hi all, I found that if I disable "Enable support for printk", the console will disappear. I donot think login and shell applications have any connection with "printk". Why disabling printk will make the console disappear? Regards, Colin