linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] Cute feature: colored printk output

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Message-ID: <20071006171646.GC14375@redhat.com>
Date:	Sat, 6 Oct 2007 13:16:46 -0400
From:	Dave Jones <davej@...hat.com>
To:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
Cc:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...putergmbh.de>,
	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Cute feature: colored printk output

On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 01:08:35PM +0200, Ingo Molnar wrote:

 > feature request: would be interesting to have a color table (defined in 
 > the .config) dependent on message loglevel. That way KERN_CRIT messages 
 > could be red, KERN_INFO ones white, etc.

If we do this, please let there be a CONFIG_ option to turn it off (and that
should probably be the default too).  Bootup text looking like a fruit salad
doesn't really sound like something that will make debugging any easier.

	Dave

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