linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length record buffer

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Date:	Fri, 11 May 2012 13:02:18 -0700
From:	Linus Torvalds <torvalds@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com>
Cc:	Kay Sievers <kay@...y.org>, Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>,
	Sasha Levin <levinsasha928@...il.com>,
	Yinghai Lu <yinghai@...nel.org>, Joe Perches <joe@...ches.com>,
	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...nel.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH RESEND 1/3] printk: convert byte-buffer to variable-length
 record buffer

On Fri, May 11, 2012 at 12:51 PM, Mark Lord <kernel@...savvy.com> wrote:
>
> Breaks the "grep for specific messages" case.

Why?

Sure, if you grep for times, you'd not want to enable the relative
time. But why would you grep for a time anyway? Regardless, it would
be your choice.

Generally, relative times are much more useful - the absolute time seldom is.

                       Linus
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