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DateSat, 25 Feb 2006 01:22:16 -0500
FromChuck Ebbert <>
SubjectRe: [patch] x86: clean up early_printk output
In-Reply-To: <200602250529.11099.ak@suse.de>

On Sat, 25 Feb 2006 at 05:29:10 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:

> early_printk is designed to do absolutely minimal work to get the 
> message out. Your patch adds too much potential disturbance 
> imho.

You're kidding... right?

early_printk copies the entire screen up, line-by-line, in order to do
scrolling, then blanks the bottom line using the exact code I used to
clear to EOL.  How can that be OK if my fix isn't?

-- 
Chuck
"Equations are the Devil's sentences."  --Stephen Colbert

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