linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Only print "Decompressing Linux" etc when 'debug' is passed.

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Message-ID: <alpine.LNX.1.10.0805261813180.19084@fbirervta.pbzchgretzou.qr>
Date:	Mon, 26 May 2008 18:16:45 +0200 (CEST)
From:	Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@...ozas.de>
To:	Johannes Weiner <hannes@...urebad.de>
cc:	Mikael Pettersson <mikpe@...uu.se>,
	Kristian Høgsberg <krh@...hat.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2 v2] Only print "Decompressing Linux" etc when 'debug'
 is passed.


On Monday 2008-05-26 17:09, Johannes Weiner wrote:
>>
>> In fact, quite the opposite, http://tinyurl.com/68notu , is
>> worthwhile.
>
>I want dots!  My bootloader already prints dots!
>
>Decompressing Linux...................done.
>Booting the kernel.

I have deliberately chosen stars instead of dots because the rest of
the kernel already uses dots here and there without actually
implementing a progress "bar" ("Foobaring your CPU...",wait,"done\n") to
stand out a bit, but I do not actually mind what is printed, whether
it is stars, dots or ▒s.
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