1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
index f46cc6dff46e..fccacf706f53 100644
--- a/kernel/printk.c
+++ b/kernel/printk.c
@@ -449,13 +449,16 @@ static int printk_time = 1;
 #else
 static int printk_time = 0;
 #endif
-module_param(printk_time, int, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
+module_param_named(time, printk_time, bool, S_IRUGO | S_IWUSR);
 
 static int __init printk_time_setup(char *str)
 {
         if (*str)
                 return 0;
         printk_time = 1;
+        printk(KERN_NOTICE "The 'time' option is deprecated and "
+                "is scheduled for removal in early 2008\n");
+        printk(KERN_NOTICE "Use 'printk.time=<value>' instead\n");
         return 1;
 }