On Sat, Oct 06, 2007 at 11:27:54PM +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote: [] > _call_console_drivers() skips the <N> substring and passes on the rest of the > message: > > if (msg_level < 0 && ((end - cur_index) > 2) && > LOG_BUF(cur_index + 0) == '<' && > LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) >= '0' && > LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) <= '7' && > LOG_BUF(cur_index + 2) == '>') { > msg_level = LOG_BUF(cur_index + 1) - '0'; > cur_index += 3; > start_print = cur_index; > } > > >I mean, *write() have nothing to do with loglevels. If they do > >(suddenly), then why not to use a char in the *str to make it possible? I > >might be wrong, but there are already macros before format strings in > >printk(). > > > >And this is not `loglevel' thing any more. It's attributes, which can be > >used by many other drivers/file systems/schedulers/ what ever, if > >developers, like Ingo, will extend printk() output to be more nice in > >subsystems they develop. > > If I interpret you correctly, you want me to remove cur_index+=3 > and instead reparse <N> in drivers/char/vt.c. But that's not good, > because if you use serial, we won't go to vt.c, and in the end, > 8250.c would also need to parse <N>, which I think is just walking > around the hill.
I thought, i was talking about *write() functions, that got one additional unrelated, non config removable API change in face of `unsigned int loglevel'. Idea. Extend those macro defines before format string with one additional macro, that will be empty, if config is NO and having colour byte otherwise. In the *write() functions, have color = str[0]; ++str; in case if config is YES. And nothing otherwise. Sorry, i don't know much about stuff, you've presented: > kernel/printk.c -> 8250.c -> grab_loglevel_from_string -> ignore it and print > message > kernel/printk.c -> vt.c -> grab_loglevel_from_string -> print color according > to loglevel so maybe i just am an ignorant. Anyway this: > VS > > kernel/printk.c -> pass loglevel directly to 8250.c -> ignore loglevel and > print message > kernel/printk.c -> pass loglevel directly to vt.c -> print color according to > loglevel have no compile or run time optimization possible. ____ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/