linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] scsi: remove CDROM not ready printk

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Message-ID: <20080529145131.GS22636@parisc-linux.org>
Date:	Thu, 29 May 2008 08:51:31 -0600
From:	Matthew Wilcox <matthew@....cx>
To:	Gerb Stralko <gerb.stralko@...il.com>
Cc:	James Bottomley <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-scsi@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scsi: remove CDROM not ready printk

On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:35:08AM -0400, Gerb Stralko wrote:
> On Thu, May 29, 2008 at 10:05 AM, James Bottomley
> <James.Bottomley@...senpartnership.com> wrote:
> > That's correct.  cgc is the data from the packet command that was sent
> > in from the ioctl.  The user application is actually the one that
> > decides whether you get to see the message or not.  Modern apps like hal
> > set it because they take care of all state updates and notifications
> > themselves.  Which is the application that's doing this (because it
> > probably needs updating).
> 
> So is that printk really needed?  Should the kernel even need to print
> a message like that, esp. if user-space is handling state updates and
> notifications.  Or do i need to configure hald to be quietier?   FWIW
> I'm using fedora core 9 and hald version:
> -bash-3.2$ /usr/sbin/hald --version
> HAL package version: 0.5.11

I think you misunderstood.  James is saying that an app like HAL will
set the ->quiet flag.  You must be using some other application that
isn't setting the ->quiet flag.  Any idea what this other application
is?

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