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    SubjectRe: [patch] early printk. (was: Re: computer reboots before "Uncompressing Linux..." with 2.5.19-xfs)
    On Wed, Jun 12, 2002 at 05:27:54PM +0000, Pavel Machek wrote:
    > Hi!
    >
    > > > >>Then, after a small pause, the box reboots (note: it does _not_ print
    > > > >>"Uncompressing Linux..."). I have tried the following:
    > > > >
    > > > >Interesting problem..... Interesting because I'm having the EXACT
    > > > >SAME PROBLEM!!!! ARRRRRGGGGHHH!!!!
    > > >
    > > > Try http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-kernel&m=101072840225142&w=2
    > >
    > > you might as well try the attached early_printk() patch, it's slightly
    > > easier to use than a one-char macro. But the goal is the same.
    >
    > Could this be arch-independend? x86-64 has it, too, and AFAIR it was taken
    > from ia64.. Plus, it is *very* usefull.

    >From looking at the patch, that looks horribly i386 (and related)
    specific.

    And FYI PPC has had something similar (CONFIG_BOOTX_TEXT, and in 2.5
    CONFIG_SERIAL_TEXT_DEBUG) for a while now.

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    Tom Rini (TR1265)
    http://gate.crashing.org/~trini/
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