On Dec 16 2007 20:18, Alan Cox wrote: > >> Why tax other people with a warning/hang etc. in printk when the >> problem is very unlikely on their systems? > >I think there is sense in it if you do it subtly differently. > > printk(".. if this hangs do ... \r"); > edd_stuff(); > printk(" \r"); > > >So that we display it, do the EDD call, then write over it with whatever >is next that matters.
Does printk support escape sequences? The last time I tried printk("\e[1;35m omg ponies \e[0m"); that did not went too successful. >That way you'd only see it when it hung - and that might be worth a patch >and test from someone. -- 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/