Re: [STATUS 2.5] July 10, 2002

Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Wed, 10 Jul 2002 18:17:13 +0100 (BST)


> > > - Better event logging for enterprise systems
> Linus was scared we could break old syslog parsers.

This is still in discussion. The real issue is not breaking syslog parsers
(in fact its a way to make sure they dont break in future) but to get

- Accurate reporting
- Error classifications
- Error manuals
- Translations
etc

done in a way that doesnt make the kernel ugly. Thats non trivial. I need
to schedule a discussion with some IBM folks about part of this

Alan
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