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DateThu, 20 Sep 2007 14:22:37 -0700
From"Jared Hulbert" <>
SubjectRe: [Announce] Linux-tiny project revival
> > I think that this idea is not worth it.

Don't use the config option then....
> My problem is that switching off printk is the single biggest bloat cutter in
> the kernel, yet it makes the resulting system very hard to support.  It
> combines a big upside with a big downside, and I'd like something in between.

It's not such a big downside IMHO.  You can support a kernel without
printk.  Need to debug the kernel without printk?  Use a JTAG
debugger...

If you have a system that actually configures out printk's, chances
are you don't have storage and output mechanisms to do much with the
messages anyway.  Think embedded _products_ here.  Sure the
development boards have serial, ethernet, and all that jazz but tens
of millions of ARM based gadgets don't.
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