linux-kernel - Re: [patch 1/3] kmsg: Kernel message catalog macros.

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Message-Id: <1218994059.20098.4.camel@localhost>
Date:	Sun, 17 Aug 2008 19:27:39 +0200
From:	Martin Schwidefsky <schwidefsky@...ibm.com>
To:	Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...e.de>, Kay Sievers <kay.sievers@...y.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-s390@...r.kernel.org,
	lf_kernel_messages@...ts.linux-foundation.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Michael Holzheu <holzheu@...ibm.com>,
	Gerrit Huizenga <gh@...ibm.com>,
	Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@...cle.com>,
	Jan Kara <jack@...e.cz>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	Sam Ravnborg <sam@...nborg.org>,
	Jochen Voß <jochen.voss@...glemail.com>,
	Kunai Takashi <kunai@...ux-foundation.jp>,
	Tim Bird <tim.bird@...sony.com>
Subject: Re: [patch 1/3] kmsg: Kernel message catalog macros.

On Sat, 2008-08-16 at 12:36 -0700, Joe Perches wrote:
> Doesn't this example better illustrate the barely useful
> user value of such a message and documentation?
> 
> In your example, monwriter.1 with a return code of 5 isn't possible.

That is true, thanks for pointing out this bug. I doesn't change
anything about the need for a message documentation though, it only
proves that the documentation can have errors. At least the customers
running linux on System z want to have the documentation.

-- 
blue skies,
  Martin.

"Reality continues to ruin my life." - Calvin.


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