Question about "time indices" during boot process with new (>= 2.6.25) kernel images

[Fabian Greffrath <greffrath@leat.rub.de>]

Dear Kernel-Maintainers,

since I have upgraded my linux-image package to 2.6.25, time indices 
appear in brackets at the beginning of each kernel message line during 
the boot process. I have never encountered these indices with previous 
kernels (< 2.6.25).

Are these indices displayed intentionally? I haven't found anything in 
the changelogs. If yes, what's the advantage of displaying them? I, 
personally, consider them ugly. ;)

Is this a new upstream feature or is it a Debian-specific change?

Thank you for your answers!

Cheers,
Fabian

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