--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.4.17/fs/fat/misc.c	2001-10-12 20:48:42.000000000 +0000
+++ sangam-fb-401/linux-2.4.17/fs/fat/misc.c	2005-04-08 07:24:30.000000000 +0000
@@ -44,9 +44,24 @@
 
 	not_ro = !(s->s_flags & MS_RDONLY);
 	if (not_ro) s->s_flags |= MS_RDONLY;
-	printk("Filesystem panic (dev %s).\n  %s\n", kdevname(s->s_dev), msg);
-	if (not_ro)
-		printk("  File system has been set read-only\n");
+
+	/* NEW: */
+	printk (
+		"FS panic (dev %s): %s%s\n",
+		kdevname(s->s_dev), 
+		msg, 
+		not_ro ? " (set to ro)" : ""
+	);
+	/*
+	 * =OS= 20050408
+	 *
+	 * Reduce length of message sent to console: Watchdog is very concerned
+	 * about being to eloquent. ;-)
+	 * 
+	 * printk("Filesystem panic (dev %s).\n  %s\n", kdevname(s->s_dev), msg);
+	 * if (not_ro)
+	 * 	printk("  File system has been set read-only\n");
+	 */
 }
 
 
@@ -94,7 +109,13 @@
 
 	bh = fat_bread(sb, MSDOS_SB(sb)->fsinfo_sector);
 	if (bh == NULL) {
-		printk("FAT bread failed in fat_clusters_flush\n");
+		/*
+		 * =OS= 20050408:
+		 *
+		 * Limit the number of messages... watchdog is watching me!!!
+		 * 
+		 * printk("FAT bread failed in fat_clusters_flush\n");
+		 */
 		return;
 	}
 
@@ -335,7 +356,13 @@
 			return -1; /* beyond EOF */
 		*pos += sizeof(struct msdos_dir_entry);
 		if (!(*bh = fat_bread(sb, sector))) {
-			printk("Directory sread (sector 0x%x) failed\n",sector);
+			/*
+			 * =OS= 20050408:
+			 *
+			 * Limit the number of messages... watchdog is watching me!!!
+			 * 
+			 * printk("Directory sread (sector 0x%x) failed\n",sector);
+			 */
 			continue;
 		}
 		PRINTK (("get_entry apres sread\n"));