From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:24:31 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:24:31 -0500 Received: from packet.digeo.com ([12.110.80.53]:29861 "EHLO packet.digeo.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Fri, 20 Dec 2002 15:24:31 -0500 Message-ID: <3E037E38.42B8E01F@digeo.com> Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2002 12:31:52 -0800 From: Andrew Morton X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.79 [en] (X11; U; Linux 2.5.51 i686) X-Accept-Language: en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: george anzinger CC: "linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org" , Linus Torvalds Subject: Re: [PATCH]Timer list init is done AFTER use References: <3E02D81F.13A5A59D@mvista.com> <3E02F073.BF57207C@digeo.com> <3E0350CA.6B99F722@mvista.com> <3E0370C1.21909EF5@digeo.com> <3E03772A.D5D85171@mvista.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-OriginalArrivalTime: 20 Dec 2002 20:31:52.0345 (UTC) FILETIME=[D4671090:01C2A866] Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org george anzinger wrote: > > ... > > The logical thing is to implement arch_consoles_callable(). Does > > this look workable? > > I am not sure. The first question is when does the online > bit get set for cpu 0. Too late, probably. We might need an escape clause for the boot CPU there. > The next is that it does inhibit a > rather large block of printks. Is this ok? They get buffered, so the info will come out eventually. But we do want it to come out in a timely manner. > Mind you, I have not tried it yet... I think it's the right approach. I can take poke at it if you like.