PRINTK(9) Driver Basics PRINTK(9)NAMEprintk - print a kernel message
SYNOPSIS
int printk(const char * fmt, ...);
ARGUMENTS
fmt
format string
...
variable arguments
DESCRIPTION
This is printk. It can be called from any context. We want it to work.
We try to grab the console_lock. If we succeed, it's easy - we log the
output and call the console drivers. If we fail to get the semaphore,
we place the output into the log buffer and return. The current holder
of the console_sem will notice the new output in console_unlock; and
will send it to the consoles before releasing the lock.
One effect of this deferred printing is that code which calls printk
and then changes console_loglevel may break. This is because
console_loglevel is inspected when the actual printing occurs.
SEE ALSOprintf(3)
See the vsnprintf documentation for format string extensions over C99.
COPYRIGHTKernel Hackers Manual 3.8. June 2014 PRINTK(9)