linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] vt: add init_hide parameter to suppress boot output

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Message-ID: <20130220014512.GC31018@kroah.com>
Date:	Tue, 19 Feb 2013 17:45:12 -0800
From:	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>
To:	"Kirill A. Shutemov" <kirill.shutemov@...ux.intel.com>
Cc:	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>, Pavel Machek <pavel@....cz>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@...k.pl>, Len Brown <len.brown@...el.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, linux-pm@...r.kernel.org,
	Andy Ross <andy.ross@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] vt: add init_hide parameter to suppress boot output

On Tue, Feb 19, 2013 at 05:53:44PM +0200, Kirill A. Shutemov wrote:
> From: Andy Ross <andy.ross@...driver.com>
> 
> When vt.init_hide is set, suppress output on newly created consoles until
> an affirmative switched to that console.  This prevents boot output from
> displaying (and clobbering splash screens, etc...) without disabling the
> console entirely.

What's wrong with the 'quiet' option we have?  And you forgot to
document this.

greg k-h
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