> >> Does the kernel function printf() flushes the output immediately, or it is
> >> possible some data is buffered somewhere and gets lost without printing
> >> to the console? like the corresponding funtion in the c library.
> >
> > It's not buffered afaik.
> >
> Actually my experince in writing drivers (for 386bsd) showed (me)
> that the kernel printf() was buffered.
Considerable (ie. shitloads) of experience using the kernel printf with
FreeBSD (not to mention reading the code line by line as I ported it for
libstand) allows me to tell you that it isn't.
And you're welcome to go read the code yourself, should you choose to
take issue with that. 8)
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