Garbled kernel messages on shutdown

[Bruce Cran]

On Thu, 16 Apr 2009 14:14:19 -0400
Damian Gerow <dgerow at afflictions.org> wrote:

> Gary Jennejohn wrote:
> : [snip a whole bunch of stuff]
> : > This kernel output really looks bad:
> : > Wai
> : > tSiynngc i(nmga xd is6k0s ,s evcnoonddess)  rfeomra
> isnyisntge.m. .pr0o : > cess `syncer' to stop...0 done
> : > 
> : 
> : I can't speak to the rest, but this is probably because you have
> SMP and : don't have `options PRINTF_BUFR_SIZE=128' in your kernel
> config.
> 
> Ah, so that's what causes that.
> 
> Any particular reason GENERIC has SMP, but doesn't set
> PRINTF_BUFR_SIZE=128? 

I think from previous discussions there might be some concern about
stack usage when it's enabled.

-- 
Bruce Cran