linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2/8] SGI x86_64 UV: Limit the number of processor bootup messages

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Message-ID: <87d44ay5se.fsf@basil.nowhere.org>
Date:	Mon, 26 Oct 2009 08:26:41 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Mike Travis <travis@....com>
Cc:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>, Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	Jack Steiner <steiner@....com>,
	"H. Peter Anvin" <hpa@...or.com>, x86@...nel.org,
	Rusty Russell <rusty@...tcorp.com.au>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, Tejun Heo <tj@...nel.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/8] SGI x86_64 UV: Limit the number of processor bootup messages

Mike Travis <travis@....com> writes:

> Limit the number of processor bootup messages when
> system_state == SYSTEM_BOOTING.  Limit the number of
> offline messages when system is shutting down.

I think we should still have at least one line per CPU on bootup,
simply so that you have any clue what's going on when something hangs.

I agree the current lines of output is excessive.

-Andi

-- 
ak@...ux.intel.com -- Speaking for myself only.
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