What does the message "trace_printk() being used. Allocating extra memory." mean?
Issue
- When booting system, the following messages can be seen in
/var/log/messages:
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** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE **
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** trace_printk() being used. Allocating extra memory. **
** **
** This means that this is a DEBUG kernel and it is **
** unsafe for production use. **
** **
** If you see this message and you are not debugging **
** the kernel, report this immediately to your vendor! **
** **
** NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE **
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Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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