linux-kernel - Re: Documentation of kernel messages (Summary)

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Message-Id: <200707090901.47900.oliver@neukum.org>
Date:	Mon, 9 Jul 2007 09:01:46 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	"Kunai, Takashi" <kunai@...ux-foundation.jp>
Cc:	holzheu@...ux.vnet.ibm.com, Rob Landley <rob@...dley.net>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	lf_kernel_messages@...ux-foundation.org, mtk-manpages@....net,
	jack@...e.cz, randy.dunlap@...cle.com, gregkh@...e.de,
	pavel@....cz, tim.bird@...sony.com, gh@...ibm.com,
	arjan@...radead.org, sam@...nborg.org, jengelh@...putergmbh.de,
	hpa@...or.com, joe@...ches.com, auke-jan.h.kok@...el.com,
	hansendc@...ibm.com, davem@...emloft.net, Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu,
	kenistoj@...ibm.com, schwidefsky@...ibm.com,
	heiko.carstens@...ibm.com
Subject: Re: Documentation of kernel messages (Summary)

Am Montag, 9. Juli 2007 schrieb Kunai, Takashi:
> (b)printk hashes and (c)Format strings. (a) seems difficult to get
> supports from kernel developers and (c) lacks uniqueness of each
> message. Though (b) also lacks uniqueness, adding component id and/or

We have generators for hash functions that guarantee unique results
for a set of inputs. They are even GPLed. As you are operating against
a known target, that should work.

	Regards
		Oliver
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