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This is an unorganized list of items that may be worth looking at: | This is an unorganized list of items that may be worth looking at: | ||
| − | == Mark Rustad patch to remove init printk messages == | + | == stuff about printk messages == |
| + | === Mark Rustad patch to remove init printk messages === | ||
http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/12/9/146 | http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/12/9/146 | ||
This change allows format strings in printks to be directed to an object section where they can be discarded at run time. By using "pkinit" instead of "printk" inside of __init functions, the format strings associated with the __init functions can be reclaimed. | This change allows format strings in printks to be directed to an object section where they can be discarded at run time. By using "pkinit" instead of "printk" inside of __init functions, the format strings associated with the __init functions can be reclaimed. | ||
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| + | === proposal to compress printk messages === | ||
| + | http://uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0306.0/1542.html - Timothy Miller actual results | ||
| + | (using a compile time string replacer) | ||
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| + | http://selenic.com/pipermail/linux-tiny/2005-June/000207.html | ||
Revision as of 22:49, 21 September 2007
This is an unorganized list of items that may be worth looking at:
stuff about printk messages
Mark Rustad patch to remove init printk messages
http://lkml.org/lkml/2004/12/9/146
This change allows format strings in printks to be directed to an object section where they can be discarded at run time. By using "pkinit" instead of "printk" inside of __init functions, the format strings associated with the __init functions can be reclaimed.
proposal to compress printk messages
http://uwsg.indiana.edu/hypermail/linux/kernel/0306.0/1542.html - Timothy Miller actual results (using a compile time string replacer)
http://selenic.com/pipermail/linux-tiny/2005-June/000207.html
