Re: Boot-time debug messages

[Paul Goyette <paul%whooppee.com@localhost>]

On Sat, 13 Dec 2008, Andrew Doran wrote:

> On Sat, Dec 13, 2008 at 09:23:32AM -0800, Paul Goyette wrote:
>
> > I'm installing 5.99.5 and I noticed the following messages on the
> > console:
> >
> > speedy:paul {101} dmesg | grep sysc
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_create(kern) returned 1
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_locate(boottime) returned 2
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_create(vm) returned 1
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_locate(loadavg) returned 2
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_create(hw) returned 1
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_locate(machine) returned 2
> > sysctl_createv: sysctl_locate(machine_arch) returned 2
> > speedy:paul {102}
> >
> > Are these supposed to be displayed?  Or are they just remnants of
> > someone's earlier debugging efforts?
>
> Do you have SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE in your opt_sysctl.h?

I don't think so...

        speedy:QUICKY {104} grep DEBUG opt_sysctl.h
> > >         /* option `SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE' not defined */
         .ifndef _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE
         .global _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE
         .equiv _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE,0x6e074def
        __asm(" .ifndef _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE\n .global
        _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE\n .equiv
        _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_CREATE,0x6e074def\n .endif");
> > >         /* option `SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP' not defined */
         .ifndef _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP
         .global _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP
         .equiv _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP,0x6e074def
        __asm(" .ifndef _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP\n .global
        _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP\n .equiv
        _KERNEL_OPT_SYSCTL_DEBUG_SETUP,0x6e074def\n .endif");

And my kernel config says:

        speedy:conf {106} grep DEBUG QUICKY
        #options        DEBUG           # expensive debugging checks/support
        makeoptions     DEBUG="-g"      # compile full symbol table
        speedy:conf {107}


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