linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/8] dynamic debug

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Date:	Wed, 18 Jun 2008 21:27:59 +0200
From:	Pavel Machek <pavel@...e.cz>
To:	Takashi Nishiie <t-nishiie@...css.fujitsu.com>
Cc:	'Jason Baron' <jbaron@...hat.com>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, joe@...ches.com, greg@...ah.com,
	nick@...k-andrew.net, randy.dunlap@...cle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/8] dynamic debug

On Mon 2008-06-16 11:26:12, Takashi Nishiie wrote:
> Hi.
> 
> Jason Baron wrote:
> >Each kernel sub-system seems to have its own way of dealing with 
> >debugging statements. Some of these methods include 'dprintk', 
> >'pr_debug', 'dev_debug', 'DEBUGP'. There are also a myriad of 
> >ways of enabling these statements. 
> 
>  I propose to replace 'Pr_debug', 'Dev_debug', and 'DEBUGP' with 
> kernel markers. SystemTap is used for the output of the log.  

...which would make them unusable. You down want people trying to
debug kernel problems install/configure systemtap...

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