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

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Date:	Tue, 10 Jul 2007 08:15:14 +0200
From:	Oliver Neukum <oliver@...kum.org>
To:	"Satyam Sharma" <satyam.sharma@...il.com>
Cc:	"Kunai, Takashi" <kunai@...ux-foundation.jp>,
	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 Dienstag, 10. Juli 2007 schrieb Satyam Sharma:
> But, I'm not sure they'd be operating against a known target -- I don't
> really know what exactly would be hashed, but if it's kernel printk()
> messages (the format string, obviously), then please remember that
> new messages would get added all the time, and unless we're also
> willing to change the hash function every time a printk() gets added
> to the kernel (whew!) it's going to be a problem -- especially because
> we don't really want to generate new hash functions for every kernel
> version / or for every kernel build, because we'd obviously like the
> same error message to hash to the same value across versions.

I suggest exactly that you build a new hash function for every build.
Nothing but your translating demon need ever see it. We build a new
System.map every time and it doesn't hurt.

	Regards
		Oliver

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