lkml.org 
[lkml]   [2001]   [Jan]   [31]   [last100]   RSS Feed
Views: [wrap][no wrap]   [headers]  [forward] 
 
Messages in this thread
    /
    Date
    From
    SubjectRe: [PATCH/REQ] Increase kmsg buffer from 16K to 32K, kernel/printk.c
    On Wed, 31 Jan 2001, Gabor Lenart wrote:
    > On Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 05:06:07PM +0000, Alan Cox wrote:
    > > > Does Linus or anyone object to raising the ksmg buffer from 16K to 32K?
    > > > 4/5 systems I have now overflow the buffer during boot before init is
    > > > even launched.
    > >
    > > Thats just an indication that 2.4.x is currently printking too much crap on
    > > boot
    >
    > Would it be possible to grow and shring that buffer on demand?
    > Let's say we have a default size and let it grow to a maximum
    > value. After some timeout, buffer size can be shrinked to
    > default value if it's enough at that moment. Or something
    > similar.

    And when you can't allocate memory for expanding the
    printk() ringbuffer? Print a message? ;)

    Rik
    --
    Virtual memory is like a game you can't win;
    However, without VM there's truly nothing to lose...

    http://www.surriel.com/
    http://www.conectiva.com/ http://distro.conectiva.com.br/

    -
    To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in
    the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
    Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/

    \
     
     \ /
      Last update: 2005-03-22 13:26    [W:3.400 / U:0.140 seconds]
    ©2003-2020 Jasper Spaans|hosted at Digital Ocean and TransIP|Read the blog|Advertise on this site