linux-kernel - [PATCH] init: raise log level

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Date:	Sat, 23 Mar 2013 17:48:39 +0100
From:	Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	akpm@...ux-foundation.org, hpa@...ux.intel.com,
	rusty@...tcorp.com.au, viro@...iv.linux.org.uk,
	jim.cromie@...il.com, Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
Subject: [PATCH] init: raise log level

If the kernel was booted with the "quiet" boot option we have currently no
chance to see why an initrd failes.
Change KERN_WARNING to KERN_ERR to see what is going on.

Signed-off-by: Richard Weinberger <richard@....at>
---
 init/main.c | 6 +++---
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/init/main.c b/init/main.c
index 63534a1..1d63387 100644
--- a/init/main.c
+++ b/init/main.c
@@ -832,7 +832,7 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
 	if (ramdisk_execute_command) {
 		if (!run_init_process(ramdisk_execute_command))
 			return 0;
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s\n",
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to execute %s\n",
 				ramdisk_execute_command);
 	}
 
@@ -845,7 +845,7 @@ static int __ref kernel_init(void *unused)
 	if (execute_command) {
 		if (!run_init_process(execute_command))
 			return 0;
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Failed to execute %s.  Attempting "
 					"defaults...\n", execute_command);
 	}
 	if (!run_init_process("/sbin/init") ||
@@ -891,7 +891,7 @@ static noinline void __init kernel_init_freeable(void)
 
 	/* Open the /dev/console on the rootfs, this should never fail */
 	if (sys_open((const char __user *) "/dev/console", O_RDWR, 0) < 0)
-		printk(KERN_WARNING "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
+		printk(KERN_ERR "Warning: unable to open an initial console.\n");
 
 	(void) sys_dup(0);
 	(void) sys_dup(0);
-- 
1.8.1.4

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