add printk.time option, deprecate 'time'

Allow printk_time to be enabled or disabled at boot time.  Previously it
could be enabled only, but not disabled.

Change printk_time from an int to a bool since that's what it is.  Make its
logical (exposed) name just be "time" (was "printk_time").

Note: Changes kernel boot option syntax from "time" to "printk.time=value".

Since printk_time is declared as a module_param, it can also be
changed at run-time by modifying
  /sys/module/printk/parameters/time
to a value of 1/Y/y to enabled it or 0/N/n to disable it.

Since printk_time is declared as a module_param, its value can also
be set at boot-time by using
  linux printk.time=<bool>

If the "time" boot option is used, print a message that it is deprecated
and will be removed.

Note its planned removal in feature-removal-schedule.txt.

Signed-off-by: Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>

2 files changed, 12 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
index 4f69470e52d6..f5d6f4d1624d 100644
--- a/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
+++ b/Documentation/feature-removal-schedule.txt
@@ -257,6 +257,14 @@ Who:	Jean Delvare <khali@linux-fr.org>
 
 ---------------------------
 
+What:   'time' kernel boot parameter
+When:   January 2008
+Why:    replaced by 'printk.time=<value>' so that printk timestamps can be
+        enabled or disabled as needed
+Who:    Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
+
+---------------------------
+
 What:  drivers depending on OSS_OBSOLETE
 When:  options in 2.6.23, code in 2.6.25
 Why:   obsolete OSS drivers
diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
index ab38322111c4..a0362d5a911e 100644
--- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt
@@ -1389,6 +1389,9 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         the kernel console.
                         default: off.
 
+        printk.time=    Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
+                        Format: <bool>  (1/Y/y=enable, 0/N/n=disable)
+
         profile=        [KNL] Enable kernel profiling via /proc/profile
                         Format: [schedule,]<number>
                         Param: "schedule" - profile schedule points.
@@ -1824,6 +1827,7 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file
                         Set number of hash buckets for TCP connection
 
         time            Show timing data prefixed to each printk message line
+                        [deprecated, see 'printk.time']
 
         tipar.timeout=  [HW,PPT]
                         Set communications timeout in tenths of a second