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Date: Wed, 30 Oct 1996 17:48:08 +0100
From: se@zpr.uni-koeln.de (Stefan Esser)
To: joerg_wunsch@interface-business.de (Joerg Wunsch)
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Subject: Re: Verbose babble in if_fddisubr.c
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J Wunsch writes:
> Hi all,
> 
> i've just got a call by a customer who's using a DEC DEFPA FDDI card
> now.  She told me that everything works fine (once i've pointed her to
> the `pseudo-device fddi') but has been a little scared by some verbose
> babble caused by the driver.
...
> I think both printf's are merely nice debugging aids to see all the
> garbage that flies along your wire :), but nothing to be dropped onto
> a regular user.  I therefore suggest hiding them inside either some
> #ifdef, or at least behind `bootverbose'.

How about adding a "sysctl" variable for that purpose ?

I'd be opposed to make "bootverbose" take over the meaning
"produce more run-time debug messages", since this might
affect its current use. But it might be a good idea to make
bootverbose set the default for the "verbose run-time msgs"
sysctl variable (and it can be forced to on or off from some 
rc script, if preferred) ...

Regards, STefan