Date: Wed, 03 Nov 2004 09:23:01 -0700 From: Scott Long <scottl@freebsd.org> To: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@freebsd.org> Cc: cvs-all@freebsd.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/dev/em if_em.c Message-ID: <418905E5.1050605@freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <200411031411.iA3EBIqL012134@repoman.freebsd.org> References: <200411031411.iA3EBIqL012134@repoman.freebsd.org>
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Poul-Henning Kamp wrote: > phk 2004-11-03 14:11:18 UTC > > FreeBSD src repository > > Modified files: > sys/dev/em if_em.c > Log: > Put the "Link is up/down" printfs behind bootverbose. gigE is not so uncommon > that we need to tell people about every cable in the network anymore. It can > be enabled for debugging purposes with "boot -v". > > Revision Changes Path > 1.51 +8 -6 src/sys/dev/em/if_em.c I think that in general we can start eyeing a lot of similar verbosity in all of our drivers, both at boot and at runtime. For example most nic drivers print out their MAC and all of their possible negotiation rates on attach. This same info can be obtained from ifconfig. Why clutter the boot with it? Scott
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