diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/Documentation/Configure.help linux-2.4.3-ac2/Documentation/Configure.help
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/Documentation/Configure.help	Wed Apr  4 15:22:43 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/Documentation/Configure.help	Wed Apr  4 16:06:09 2001
@@ -15191,7 +15191,13 @@
   send a BREAK and then within 5 seconds a command keypress. The
   keys are documented in Documentation/sysrq.txt. Don't say Y unless
   you really know what this hack does.
-
+Printk buffer size
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN
+  Printk buffer size in K bytes. This should be a power of 2.
+  The 2.2.x kernels used a default of 8. The 2.4.x kernels
+  use a default of 16. Systems with many Software-RAID volumes
+  should increase since the md.o drivers have a lot of printk
+  output during boot.
 ISDN subsystem
 CONFIG_ISDN
   ISDN ("Integrated Services Digital Networks", called RNIS in France)
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/alpha/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/alpha/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/alpha/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/alpha/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:06:39 2001
@@ -361,6 +361,7 @@
 fi
 
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 
 bool 'Legacy kernel start address' CONFIG_ALPHA_LEGACY_START_ADDRESS
 
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/alpha/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/alpha/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/alpha/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/alpha/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:36:53 2001
@@ -634,4 +634,5 @@
 #
 CONFIG_MATHEMU=y
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_ALPHA_LEGACY_START_ADDRESS=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:06:57 2001
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@
 bool 'Verbose user fault messages' CONFIG_DEBUG_USER
 bool 'Include debugging information in kernel binary' CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 if [ "$CONFIG_CPU_26" = "y" ]; then
    bool 'Disable pgtable cache' CONFIG_NO_PGT_CACHE
 fi
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/a5k linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/a5k
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/a5k	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/a5k	Wed Apr  4 15:40:00 2001
@@ -532,5 +532,6 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_NO_PGT_CACHE=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/assabet linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/assabet
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/assabet	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/assabet	Wed Apr  4 15:40:15 2001
@@ -566,4 +566,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/brutus linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/brutus
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/brutus	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/brutus	Wed Apr  4 15:40:25 2001
@@ -293,4 +293,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/cerf linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/cerf
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/cerf	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/cerf	Wed Apr  4 15:40:35 2001
@@ -431,4 +431,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/clps7500 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/clps7500
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/clps7500	Mon Sep 18 17:15:24 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/clps7500	Wed Apr  4 15:40:43 2001
@@ -487,4 +487,5 @@
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_USER is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/ebsa110 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/ebsa110
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/ebsa110	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/ebsa110	Wed Apr  4 15:40:54 2001
@@ -502,4 +502,5 @@
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_USER is not set
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/empeg linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/empeg
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/empeg	Wed Oct 20 18:29:08 1999
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/empeg	Wed Apr  4 15:41:02 2001
@@ -261,4 +261,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER_BACKTRACE=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/footbridge linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/footbridge
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/footbridge	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/footbridge	Wed Apr  4 15:41:16 2001
@@ -890,5 +890,6 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_DC21285_PORT is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/graphicsclient linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/graphicsclient
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/graphicsclient	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/graphicsclient	Wed Apr  4 15:41:26 2001
@@ -541,4 +541,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/integrator linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/integrator
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/integrator	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/integrator	Wed Apr  4 15:41:50 2001
@@ -508,4 +508,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/lart linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/lart
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/lart	Mon Sep 18 17:15:24 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/lart	Wed Apr  4 15:42:12 2001
@@ -492,4 +492,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/lusl7200 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/lusl7200
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/lusl7200	Mon Jun 19 19:59:33 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/lusl7200	Wed Apr  4 15:42:26 2001
@@ -226,4 +226,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/neponset linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/neponset
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/neponset	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/neponset	Wed Apr  4 15:42:35 2001
@@ -573,4 +573,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/pangolin linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/pangolin
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/pangolin	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/pangolin	Wed Apr  4 15:42:44 2001
@@ -488,4 +488,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/rpc linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/rpc
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/rpc	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/rpc	Wed Apr  4 15:42:54 2001
@@ -707,4 +707,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/shark linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/shark
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/shark	Mon Sep 18 17:15:24 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/shark	Wed Apr  4 15:43:03 2001
@@ -652,4 +652,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/sherman linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/sherman
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/sherman	Mon Nov 27 19:07:59 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/sherman	Wed Apr  4 15:43:16 2001
@@ -207,4 +207,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO=y
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 CONFIG_DEBUG_LL=y
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/victor linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/victor
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/def-configs/victor	Mon Jun 19 19:59:33 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/def-configs/victor	Wed Apr  4 15:43:32 2001
@@ -200,4 +200,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/arm/defconfig	Mon Jun 19 19:59:33 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/arm/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:39:43 2001
@@ -719,4 +719,5 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_USER=y
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO is not set
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
 # CONFIG_DEBUG_LL is not set
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/cris/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/cris/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/cris/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/cris/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:07:15 2001
@@ -223,4 +223,5 @@
 if [ "$CONFIG_PROFILE" = "y" ]; then
   int ' Profile shift count' CONFIG_PROFILE_SHIFT 2
 fi
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/cris/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/cris/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/cris/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/cris/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:45:50 2001
@@ -472,3 +472,4 @@
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 # CONFIG_PROFILE is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/i386/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/i386/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/i386/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:45 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/i386/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:07:42 2001
@@ -384,6 +384,7 @@
 
 bool '  Debug memory allocations' CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB
 bool '  Memory mapped I/O debugging' CONFIG_DEBUG_IOVIRT
+ int '  Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 bool '  Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
 bool '  Spinlock debugging' CONFIG_DEBUG_SPINLOCK
 bool '  Verbose BUG() reporting (adds 70K)' CONFIG_DEBUG_BUGVERBOSE
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/i386/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/i386/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/i386/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:45 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/i386/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:45:34 2001
@@ -722,3 +722,4 @@
 #
 CONFIG_DEBUG_IOVIRT=y
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ia64/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ia64/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ia64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:45 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ia64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:07:55 2001
@@ -255,5 +255,5 @@
 bool 'Print possible IA64 hazards to console' CONFIG_IA64_PRINT_HAZARDS
 bool 'Enable new unwind support' CONFIG_IA64_NEW_UNWIND
 bool 'Disable VHPT' CONFIG_DISABLE_VHPT
-
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ia64/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ia64/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ia64/defconfig	Thu Jun 22 09:09:44 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ia64/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:46:29 2001
@@ -276,3 +276,4 @@
 # CONFIG_IA64_DEBUG_IRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_IA64_PRINT_HAZARDS is not set
 # CONFIG_KDB is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/m68k/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/m68k/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/m68k/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:45 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/m68k/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:08:13 2001
@@ -540,4 +540,5 @@
 
 #bool 'Debug kmalloc/kfree' CONFIG_DEBUG_MALLOC
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/m68k/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/m68k/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/m68k/defconfig	Mon Jun 19 14:56:08 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/m68k/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:47:12 2001
@@ -327,3 +327,4 @@
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:08:30 2001
@@ -400,4 +400,5 @@
   bool 'Remote GDB kernel debugging' CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG
 fi
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:47:59 2001
@@ -354,4 +354,4 @@
 #
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_MIPS_FPE_MODULE is not set
-# CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+# CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not setCONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-cobalt linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-cobalt
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-cobalt	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-cobalt	Wed Apr  4 15:48:08 2001
@@ -596,3 +596,4 @@
 # CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE is not set
 # CONFIG_MIPS_FPE_MODULE is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-ddb5476 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-ddb5476
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-ddb5476	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-ddb5476	Wed Apr  4 15:48:19 2001
@@ -539,3 +539,4 @@
 # CONFIG_LL_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_MIPS_UNCACHED is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-decstation linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-decstation
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-decstation	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-decstation	Wed Apr  4 15:48:29 2001
@@ -328,3 +328,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MIPS_FPE_MODULE is not set
 # CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-ip22 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-ip22
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-ip22	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-ip22	Wed Apr  4 15:48:39 2001
@@ -355,3 +355,4 @@
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_MIPS_FPE_MODULE is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-it8172 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-it8172
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-it8172	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-it8172	Wed Apr  4 15:48:49 2001
@@ -567,3 +567,4 @@
 # CONFIG_LL_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_MIPS_UNCACHED is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-orion linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-orion
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-orion	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-orion	Wed Apr  4 15:48:57 2001
@@ -302,3 +302,4 @@
 #
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-rm200 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-rm200
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips/defconfig-rm200	Wed Apr  4 15:22:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips/defconfig-rm200	Wed Apr  4 15:49:08 2001
@@ -363,3 +363,4 @@
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_MIPS_FPE_MODULE is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:08:43 2001
@@ -265,4 +265,5 @@
 fi
 bool 'Remote GDB kernel debugging' CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:49:48 2001
@@ -458,3 +458,4 @@
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip22 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip22
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip22	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip22	Wed Apr  4 15:49:57 2001
@@ -372,3 +372,4 @@
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip27 linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip27
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip27	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/mips64/defconfig-ip27	Wed Apr  4 15:50:06 2001
@@ -458,3 +458,4 @@
 CONFIG_CROSSCOMPILE=y
 # CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG is not set
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/parisc/config.common linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/parisc/config.common
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/parisc/config.common	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/parisc/config.common	Wed Apr  4 16:09:03 2001
@@ -156,4 +156,5 @@
 
 #bool 'Debug kmalloc/kfree' CONFIG_DEBUG_MALLOC
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/parisc/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/parisc/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/parisc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:48 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/parisc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:50:38 2001
@@ -475,3 +475,4 @@
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:49 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:09:19 2001
@@ -351,4 +351,5 @@
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
 bool 'Include kgdb kernel debugger' CONFIG_KGDB
 bool 'Include xmon kernel debugger' CONFIG_XMON
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/IVMS8_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/IVMS8_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/IVMS8_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/IVMS8_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:52:56 2001
@@ -450,3 +450,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/SM850_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/SM850_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/SM850_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/SM850_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:59 2001
@@ -418,3 +418,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/SPD823TS_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/SPD823TS_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/SPD823TS_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/SPD823TS_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:54:09 2001
@@ -414,3 +414,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM823L_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM823L_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM823L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM823L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:54:16 2001
@@ -417,3 +417,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM850L_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM850L_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM850L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM850L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:54:51 2001
@@ -417,3 +417,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM860L_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM860L_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/TQM860L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/TQM860L_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:55:06 2001
@@ -417,3 +417,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/apus_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/apus_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/apus_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:14 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/apus_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:51:57 2001
@@ -598,3 +598,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/bseip_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/bseip_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/bseip_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:14 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/bseip_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:52:15 2001
@@ -430,3 +430,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/common_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/common_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/common_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/common_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:52:29 2001
@@ -838,3 +838,4 @@
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_XMON=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/est8260_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/est8260_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/est8260_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:14 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/est8260_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:52:36 2001
@@ -413,3 +413,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/ibmchrp_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/ibmchrp_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/ibmchrp_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:14 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/ibmchrp_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:52:46 2001
@@ -634,3 +634,4 @@
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_XMON=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/mbx_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/mbx_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/mbx_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:14 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/mbx_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:09 2001
@@ -422,3 +422,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/oak_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/oak_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/oak_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:15 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/oak_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:17 2001
@@ -393,3 +393,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/power3_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/power3_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/power3_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:15 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/power3_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:27 2001
@@ -660,3 +660,4 @@
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_XMON=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/rpxcllf_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/rpxcllf_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/rpxcllf_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:15 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/rpxcllf_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:39 2001
@@ -429,3 +429,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/rpxlite_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/rpxlite_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/rpxlite_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:15 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/rpxlite_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:53:50 2001
@@ -429,3 +429,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/walnut_defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/walnut_defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/configs/walnut_defconfig	Mon Jan 22 17:41:15 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/configs/walnut_defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:55:16 2001
@@ -396,3 +396,4 @@
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 # CONFIG_XMON is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/ppc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:46 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/ppc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:51:24 2001
@@ -837,3 +837,5 @@
 CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ=y
 # CONFIG_KGDB is not set
 CONFIG_XMON=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
+
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390/config.in	Tue Feb 13 16:13:43 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:09:38 2001
@@ -66,5 +66,6 @@
   bool 'Remote GDB kernel debugging' CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG
 fi
 # this does not work. bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
 
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:22:50 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:56:08 2001
@@ -218,3 +218,4 @@
 #
 # Kernel hacking
 #
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390x/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390x/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390x/config.in	Tue Feb 13 16:13:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390x/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:09:49 2001
@@ -69,5 +69,6 @@
   bool 'Remote GDB kernel debugging' CONFIG_REMOTE_DEBUG
 fi
 # this does not work. bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
 
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390x/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390x/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/s390x/defconfig	Tue Feb 13 16:13:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/s390x/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:56:25 2001
@@ -217,3 +217,4 @@
 #
 # Kernel hacking
 #
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sh/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sh/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sh/config.in	Thu Jan  4 15:19:13 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sh/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:10:03 2001
@@ -265,4 +265,5 @@
    bool 'GDB Stub kernel debug' CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL_WITH_GDB_STUB
    bool 'Early printk support' CONFIG_SH_EARLY_PRINTK
 fi
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sh/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sh/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sh/defconfig	Wed Aug  9 15:59:04 2000
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sh/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:58:27 2001
@@ -204,3 +204,4 @@
 CONFIG_DEBUG_KERNEL_WITH_GDB_STUB=y
 CONFIG_GDB_STUB_VBR=a0000000
 CONFIG_SH_EARLY_PRINTK=y
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc/config.in	Sun Feb 18 21:49:44 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:10:14 2001
@@ -261,4 +261,5 @@
 comment 'Kernel hacking'
 
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:59:00 2001
@@ -381,3 +381,4 @@
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc64/config.in linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc64/config.in
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 15:22:51 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc64/config.in	Wed Apr  4 16:10:23 2001
@@ -349,4 +349,5 @@
 
 bool 'Magic SysRq key' CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ
 #bool 'ECache flush trap support at ta 0x72' CONFIG_EC_FLUSH_TRAP
+int 'Printk buffer size (in K bytes)' CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN 16
 endmenu
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc64/defconfig linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc64/defconfig
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/arch/sparc64/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:12:47 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/arch/sparc64/defconfig	Wed Apr  4 15:59:18 2001
@@ -640,3 +640,5 @@
 # Kernel hacking
 #
 # CONFIG_MAGIC_SYSRQ is not set
+CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN=16
+
diff -u --new-file --recursive linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/kernel/printk.c linux-2.4.3-ac2/kernel/printk.c
--- linux-2.4.3-ac2.orig/kernel/printk.c	Wed Apr  4 15:23:31 2001
+++ linux-2.4.3-ac2/kernel/printk.c	Wed Apr  4 16:01:28 2001
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 
 #include <asm/uaccess.h>
 
-#define LOG_BUF_LEN	(16384)			/* This must be a power of two */
+#define LOG_BUF_LEN (CONFIG_PRINTK_BUF_LEN*1024) /* This must be a power of two */
 #define LOG_BUF_MASK	(LOG_BUF_LEN-1)
 
 /* printk's without a loglevel use this.. */