Bug#636501: WARNING: at kernel/printk.c:293 do_syslog+0x74/0x38f()

[Gergely Nagy <algernon@madhouse-project.org>]

Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:

> Gergely Nagy wrote:
>> Jonathan Nieder <jrnieder@gmail.com> writes:
>
>>> It looks like intended behavior.  I guess the syslogd should be using
>>> CAP_SYSLOG these days.
>>
>> That is correct, even though I personally find the warning stupid and
>> only annoying users.
>
> I agree, especially since it's a normal condition when using a new
> kernel with old userspace.  But people writing userspace tools deserve
> a hint that they are doing something discouraged.  How about something
> like this?

I like the printk_once() a lot better, indeed. Would be awesome to have
it upstream too..

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