linux-kernel - Re: Tiny error in printk output for clocksource : a3:<6>Time: acpi

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Date:	Tue, 26 Sep 2006 22:10:43 -0700
From:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
To:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net>
Cc:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>, Jesper Juhl <jesper.juhl@...il.com>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: Tiny error in printk output for clocksource : a3:<6>Time:
	acpi_pm clocksource has been installed.

On Tue, 2006-09-26 at 21:56 -0700, Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > Nope, that's part of the NIC's MAC address.  It was split up.
> 
> Sorry.  In this case, it was via-rhine.c:
> 
> 	for (i = 0; i < 5; i++)
> 		printk("%2.2x:", dev->dev_addr[i]);
> 	printk("%2.2x, IRQ %d.\n", dev->dev_addr[i], pdev->irq);
> 
> so it does break the printk()s up itself.

Changing all of those MAC address printks to a single function
could prevent this.

http://www.uwsg.iu.edu/hypermail/linux/net/0602.1/0002.html

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