Date: Thu, 11 May 2006 22:14:46 -0400 From: John Baldwin <jhb@freebsd.org> To: Benno Rice <benno@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-src@freebsd.org, src-committers@freebsd.org, cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/conf options src/sys/kern init_main.c Message-ID: <200605112214.48162.jhb@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200605120201.k4C21cnK020003@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200605120201.k4C21cnK020003@repoman.freebsd.org>
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On Thursday 11 May 2006 22:01, Benno Rice wrote: > benno 2006-05-12 02:01:38 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/conf options > sys/kern init_main.c > Log: > Add a new kernel config option, VERBOSE_SYSINIT. > > When porting FreeBSD to a new platform, one of the more useful things to > do is get mi_startup() to let you know which SYSINIT it's up to. Most > people tend to whack a printf in the SYSINIT loop to print the address of > the function it's about to call. Going one better, jhb made a version that > uses DDB to look up the name of the function and print that instead. This > version is essentially his with the addition of some ifdeffery to make it > optional and to allow it to work (although using only the function address, > not the symbol) if you forgot to enable DDB. > > All the cool bits by: jhb > Approved by: scottl, rink, cognet, imp Thanks for cleaning this up and getting it into the tree. -- John Baldwin <jhb@FreeBSD.org> <>< http://www.FreeBSD.org/~jhb/ "Power Users Use the Power to Serve" = http://www.FreeBSD.org
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