linux-kernel - Re: [2.6 patch] the scheduled 'time' option removal

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Date:	Sun, 20 Jan 2008 09:31:38 -0800
From:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
To:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
CC:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [2.6 patch] the scheduled 'time' option removal

Adrian Bunk wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 01, 2008 at 06:07:51PM -0800, Randy Dunlap wrote:
>> On Tue, 1 Jan 2008 15:46:56 +0200 Adrian Bunk wrote:
>>
>>> This patch contains the scheduled removal of the 'time' option.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
>> Thanks.  Looks good except that Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
>> needs a patch also:  delete these 3 lines:
>>
>> 	time		Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
>> 			[deprecated, see 'printk.time']
>>
>> then I will Ack it.
> 
> Ups, sorry, fixed patch below.
> 
> cu
> Adrian
> 
> 
> <--  snip  -->
> 
> 
> This patch contains the scheduled removal of the 'time' option.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>

Acked-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>

Thanks, Adrian.


> ---
> 
>  Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt |    8 --------
>  Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt        |    3 ---
>  kernel/printk.c                            |   13 -------------
>  3 files changed, 24 deletions(-)
> 
> 84ec4030ca61db7f80b6d761acb7d12255cc5cf6 
> diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> index 20c4c8b..93aac19 100644
> --- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
> @@ -233,14 +233,6 @@ Who:	Jean Delvare <khali@...ux-fr.org>
>  
>  ---------------------------
>  
> -What:	'time' kernel boot parameter
> -When:	January 2008
> -Why:	replaced by 'printk.time=<value>' so that printk timestamps can be
> -	enabled or disabled as needed
> -Who:	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>
> -
> ----------------------------
> -
>  What:  drivers depending on OSS_OBSOLETE
>  When:  options in 2.6.23, code in 2.6.25
>  Why:   obsolete OSS drivers
> diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> index c417877..79afb11 100644
> --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
> @@ -1899,9 +1899,6 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
>  			<deci-seconds>: poll all this frequency
>  			0: no polling (default)
>  
> -	time		Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
> -			[deprecated, see 'printk.time']
> -
>  	tipar.timeout=	[HW,PPT]
>  			Set communications timeout in tenths of a second
>  			(default 15).
> diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
> index 89011bf..3aa8749 100644
> --- a/kernel/printk.c
> +++ b/kernel/printk.c
> @@ -560,19 +560,6 @@ static int printk_time = 0;
>  #endif
>  module_param_named(time, printk_time, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
>  
> -static int __init printk_time_setup(char *str)
> -{
> -	if (*str)
> -		return 0;
> -	printk_time = 1;
> -	printk(KERN_NOTICE "The 'time' option is deprecated and "
> -		"is scheduled for removal in early 2008\n");
> -	printk(KERN_NOTICE "Use 'printk.time=<value>' instead\n");
> -	return 1;
> -}
> -
> -__setup("time", printk_time_setup);
> -
>  __attribute__((weak)) unsigned long long printk_clock(void)
>  {
>  	return sched_clock();
> 


-- 
~Randy
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