From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:23:18 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:22:58 -0500 Received: from 05-admin.deltav.hu ([213.163.4.101]:18180 "EHLO oxygene.albi.hu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id ; Wed, 31 Jan 2001 12:22:46 -0500 Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:21:24 +0100 From: Gabor Lenart To: Alan Cox Cc: LKML Subject: Re: [PATCH/REQ] Increase kmsg buffer from 16K to 32K, kernel/printk.c Message-ID: <20010131182124.A1890@supervisor.hu> Reply-To: lgb@lgb.hu In-Reply-To: <3A72804A.E6052E1B@linux.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-2 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit User-Agent: Mutt/1.2.5i In-Reply-To: ; from alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk on Wed, Jan 31, 2001 at 05:06:07PM +0000 X-Operating-System: oxygene Linux 2.2.18 i586 Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org 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. -- --[ Gábor Lénárt ]---[ Vivendi Telecom Hungary ]--[ lgb@supervisor.hu ]-- U have 8 bit comp or chip of them and it's unused or to be sold? Call me! -------[ +36 30 2270823 ]------> LGB <-----[ Linux/UNIX/8bit 4ever ]----- - 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/