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SubjectRe: CONFIG_EARLY_PRINTK
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Am Mittwoch, den 13.03.2013, 12:56 -0700 schrieb Randy Dunlap:
> On 03/13/13 10:15, Thomas Meyer wrote:
> > Hi,
> >
> > -*- Early printk
> >
> > help text says:
> > "You should normally N here, unless you want to debug such a crash.
> > (Depends on: EXPERT [=n])"
> >
> > How to normally N here?
>
> You'll have to enable CONFIG_EXPERT and then you can disable EARLY_PRINTK.
>
> You may even have to disable CONFIG_EMBEDDED before you can enable
> CONFIG_EXPERT (I did).
>
> Too many hoops to have to jump through. :(
>

Yes,

so why not do this? As the text to EARLY_PRINTK explains?

diff --git a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
index b322f12..d6c2d89 100644
--- a/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
+++ b/arch/x86/Kconfig.debug
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ config X86_VERBOSE_BOOTUP

config EARLY_PRINTK
bool "Early printk" if EXPERT
- default y
+ default n
---help---
Write kernel log output directly into the VGA buffer or to a
serial
port.




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