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Subject: Re: [RFC v5 0/8] Additional kmsg devices
To: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>, Paul Osmialowski <p.osmialowsk@samsung.com>,
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From: Richard Weinberger <richard@nod.at>
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Date: Wed, 16 Dec 2015 08:47:35 +0100
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Am 16.12.2015 um 00:46 schrieb Joe Perches:
> On Tue, 2015-10-27 at 11:28 +0100, Paul Osmialowski wrote:
>> Dear All,
>>
>> This is the fifth iteration of Marcin Niesluchowski's serie of patches
>> extending kmsg interface with ability to dynamically create (and destroy)
>> kmsg-like devices which can be used by userspace for logging.
>>
>> This iteration introduces two changes:
>>
>> 1. selftests are rearranged to use kselftest.h API
>>
>> 2. A disputed  patch "add predefined _PID, _TID, _COMM keywords to kmsg*
>>    log dict" is removed - no chance it will be ever accepted. It is not
>>    critical for this patchset as a whole.
>>
>> Best regards,
>> Paul
>>
>> Marcin Niesluchowski (6):
>>   printk: add one function for storing log in proper format
>>   kmsg: introduce additional kmsg devices support
>>   kmsg: add additional buffers support to memory class
>>   kmsg: add function for adding and deleting additional buffers
>>   kmsg: add ioctl for adding and deleting kmsg* devices
>>   kmsg: add ioctl for kmsg* devices operating on buffers
>>
>> Paul Osmialowski (2):
>>   printk: extract kmsg-related routines from printk.c to kmsg.c
>>   kmsg: selftests
>>
> 
> Andrew?  Are you or anyone else interested in picking up this patchset?

I know I'm repeating myself. But this should be done in userspace.

Thanks,
//richard