Date: Tue, 5 Oct 2004 09:13:51 +0930 From: Greg 'groggy' Lehey <grog@FreeBSD.org> To: "M. Warner Losh" <imp@bsdimp.com> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/kern kern_shutdown.c Message-ID: <20041004234351.GD75289@wantadilla.lemis.com> In-Reply-To: <20041004.163808.73381384.imp@bsdimp.com> References: <200410041313.i94DDN1w064795@repoman.freebsd.org> <20041004.095538.105191591.imp@bsdimp.com> <20041004223426.GJ460@wantadilla.lemis.com> <20041004.163808.73381384.imp@bsdimp.com>
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On Monday, 4 October 2004 at 16:38:08 -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20041004223426.GJ460@wantadilla.lemis.com>
> "Greg 'groggy' Lehey" <grog@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>> On Monday, 4 October 2004 at 9:55:38 -0600, M. Warner Losh wrote:
>>> In message: <200410041313.i94DDN1w064795@repoman.freebsd.org>
>>> Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@FreeBSD.org> writes:
>>>> phk 2004-10-04 13:13:23 UTC
>>>>
>>>> FreeBSD src repository
>>>>
>>>> Modified files:
>>>> sys/kern kern_shutdown.c
>>>> Log:
>>>> Change the perfectly precise message
>>>> printf("No buffers busy after final sync");
>>>> to
>>>> printf("All buffers synced.");
>>>> in order to not leave the users wondering if there should be.
>>>
>>> Any not reason to delete
>>> printf("All buffers synced.");
>>> entirely?
>>
>> I like to see some message to confirm that the process is over and
>> done with. Something goes wrong often enough that it's good to know
>> that it worked this time.
>
> The machine will either shutoff, reboot or print the 'hit any key to
> reboot' message in addition.
... assuming everything works correctly.
> Do we really need an additional message saying that we did the right
> thing?
No. If it always works, that's fine. I've had too many cases where
it didn't, though. I can't see that it does any harm to state the
fact.
Greg
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