linux-kernel - Re: Strange hang on ia64 with CONFIG_PRINTK

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Date:	Wed, 13 Feb 2008 14:06:01 +0100
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	rdreier@...co.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Strange hang on ia64 with CONFIG_PRINTK_TIME=y


* David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> I see nothing illegal in what cpu_clock() is doing, that's why I fixed 
> the sparc64 per-cpu problem I ran into since sparc64 was doing the 
> wrong thing when booted on a non-zero cpu.

okay. I'm just somewhat uneasy about potentially losing the ability to 
printk. printk must stay simple and dependable. Maybe PRINTK_TIMESTAMPs 
should be delayed to at the point when system_state == SYSTEM_RUNNING.

	Ingo
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