Re: [PATCH 2.6.12] printk: add sysctl to control printk_time

[randy_dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net>]

On Wed, 20 Jul 2005 16:08:35 -0400 (EDT) Mark Whittington wrote:

> Added a sysctl (KERN_PRINTK_TIME) and by proxy an entry in 
> /proc/sys/kernel to enable and disable printk interval information when 
> CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME is compiled in.

1/  That explains "what."  How about "why?"

2/  The patch does not apply cleanly.  It looks like some tabs
are messed up, but I'm not sure about it.

rddunlap@midway:linux-2612> patch -p1 -b --dry-run < ~/fixes/printk_time.patch
patching file Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt
Hunk #1 FAILED at 39.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 261.
2 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file Documentation/sysctl/kernel.txt.rej
patching file include/linux/sysctl.h
Hunk #1 FAILED at 136.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file include/linux/sysctl.h.rej
patching file kernel/printk.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 473.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file kernel/printk.c.rej
patching file kernel/sysctl.c
Hunk #1 FAILED at 63.
Hunk #2 FAILED at 590.
2 out of 2 hunks FAILED -- saving rejects to file kernel/sysctl.c.rej
patching file lib/Kconfig.debug
Hunk #1 FAILED at 6.
1 out of 1 hunk FAILED -- saving rejects to file lib/Kconfig.debug.rej

3/  The patch should be made against a more recent kernel version,
like 2.6.13-rc3 or 2.6.13-rc3-git4.


> Signed-off-by: Mark Whittington <markc@liquidev.com>
> 
> diff -ruN linux-2.6.12/kernel/printk.c linux-2.6.12-work/kernel/printk.c
> --- linux-2.6.12/kernel/printk.c	2005-06-17 15:48:29.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.12-work/kernel/printk.c	2005-07-20 15:32:03.000000000 -0400
> @@ -473,7 +473,8 @@
>   }
> 
>   #if defined(CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME)
> -static int printk_time = 1;
> +int printk_time = 1;
> +EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk_time);

I wouldn't think that the EXPORT_SYMBOL() is needed.  That just
makes it visible to modules.  Not being 'static' should be enough
to make it visible to other built-in-kernel files...
so, did you try it without the EXPORT_SYMBOL()?

>   #else
>   static int printk_time = 0;
>   #endif
> diff -ruN linux-2.6.12/lib/Kconfig.debug linux-2.6.12-work/lib/Kconfig.debug
> --- linux-2.6.12/lib/Kconfig.debug	2005-06-17 15:48:29.000000000 -0400
> +++ linux-2.6.12-work/lib/Kconfig.debug	2005-07-20 15:09:07.000000000 -0400
> @@ -6,7 +6,9 @@
>   	  included in printk output.  This allows you to measure
>   	  the interval between kernel operations, including bootup
>   	  operations.  This is useful for identifying long delays
> -	  in kernel startup.
> +	  in kernel startup.  If this option is enabled, you can turn
> +          off and on the timing information by echoing a 1 or 0 to
> +          /proc/kernel/sys/printk_time.

Those last 2 lines should line up with the lines above them.
However, the last 2 lines use only spaces and not tab(s),
which is incorrect.

Basically, fix your email client and justify the patch.

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~Randy