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From: Adrian Bunk <bunk@fs.tum.de>
To: Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@linux-m68k.org>
Cc: Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>,
	Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [2.5 patch] correct help text for LOG_BUF_SHIFT
Date: Thu, 9 Jan 2003 13:11:32 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20030109121132.GP6626@fs.tum.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <Pine.GSO.4.21.0301091202511.25052-100000@vervain.sonytel.be>

On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 12:04:46PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Linus Torvalds wrote:
> > Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>:
> >   o move LOG_BUF_SIZE to header/config
> 
> I find the config a bit confusing:
> 
> | Kernel log buffer size (128 KB, 64 KB, 32 KB, 16 KB, 8 KB, 4 KB) [16 KB] (NEW) ?
> | Select kernel log buffer size from this list (power of 2).
> | Defaults:  17 (=> 128 KB for S/390)
> |            16 (=> 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64)
> |            15 (=> 32 KB for SMP)
> |            14 (=> 16 KB for uniprocessor)
> | 
> | Kernel log buffer size (128 KB, 64 KB, 32 KB, 16 KB, 8 KB, 4 KB) [16 KB] (NEW) 
> 
> E.g. should I enter `14' or `16 KB' (or `16') for `16 KB'?

After reading init/Kconfig it seems the following was intended:

--- linux-2.5.55/init/Kconfig.old	2003-01-09 13:06:43.000000000 +0100
+++ linux-2.5.55/init/Kconfig	2003-01-09 13:08:44.000000000 +0100
@@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
 	default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_15 if SMP
 	default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_14
 	help
-	  Select kernel log buffer size from this list (power of 2).
-	  Defaults:  17 (=> 128 KB for S/390)
-		     16 (=> 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64)
-	             15 (=> 32 KB for SMP)
-	             14 (=> 16 KB for uniprocessor)
+	  Select kernel log buffer size from this list.
+	  Defaults:  128 KB for S/390
+		     64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64
+	             32 KB for SMP
+	             16 KB for uniprocessor
 
 config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_17
 	bool "128 KB"


> Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
> 
> 						Geert

cu
Adrian

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        of the darkness. There had been need of rain for many days.
       "Only a promise," Lao Er said.
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  reply	other threads:[~2003-01-09 12:02 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2003-01-09  4:35 Linux v2.5.55 Linus Torvalds
2003-01-09  7:24 ` Chris Wedgwood
2003-01-09 11:04 ` Geert Uytterhoeven
2003-01-09 12:11   ` Adrian Bunk [this message]
2003-01-09 16:20     ` [2.5 patch] correct help text for LOG_BUF_SHIFT Randy.Dunlap
2003-01-09 19:17 ` [BK PATCH] USB changes for 2.5.55 Greg KH
2003-01-09 20:21   ` Linus Torvalds
2003-01-09 20:34     ` Greg KH

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