Messages in this thread |  | | Date | Tue, 07 Nov 2000 21:15:53 -0500 | From | Michael Rothwell <> | Subject | Re: Linux 2.2.18pre20 |
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Alan Cox wrote: > > > On Tue, Nov 07, 2000 at 09:02:36PM -0500, Michael Rothwell wrote: > > > 64-bit printk. > > > > Please consider this one Alan, if not for v2.2.18, then at least for > > v2.2.19pre1. > > Nobody has explained why we even need it.
Alan Cox wrote: > > Why do we need it ?
To print 64-bit debugging output on 32-bit machines. I personally need it to aid with development of a 64-bit filesystem. We're maintaining our own 2.2.17 patched kernel here, but I figure that other people can make use of 64-bit printk in their efforts as well.
Perhaps a better question would be, why reject it? 2.4 supports 64-bit printk, right? It would be nice to have it on 2.2 as well, as it may be a while before 2.4 is widely used in production machines.
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