Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:46:42 -0200 (BRDT) | From | Rik van Riel <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH/REQ] Increase kmsg buffer from 16K to 32K, kernel/printk.c |
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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? ;)
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