linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] kernel/printk.c: Concerns about the console handover

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Message-Id: <E1IYekM-0000cx-8g@be1.lrz>
Date:	Fri, 21 Sep 2007 11:24:26 +0200
From:	Bodo Eggert <7eggert@....de>
To:	"Maciej W. Rozycki" <macro@...ux-mips.org>,
	Paul Mundt <lethal@...ux-sh.org>,
	Adrian McMenamin <lkmladrian@...il.com>,
	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>,
	Dmitry Torokhov <dmitry.torokhov@...il.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linuxsh-dev@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	Arjan van de Ven <arjan@...radead.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] kernel/printk.c: Concerns about the console handover

Maciej W. Rozycki <macro@...ux-mips.org> wrote:

>  Move the hadover message to after the boot console has been released to
> avoid bad interactions between it and the real console.

This message is usefull if the handover fails, therefore it should be printed
on the boot console, while successfull switchover is implied by having any
output on the real console. Isn't it?
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