Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S1030623AbWAJWzI (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:55:08 -0500 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S1030635AbWAJWzH (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:55:07 -0500 Received: from filer.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu ([130.245.126.2]:39605 "EHLO filer.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1030623AbWAJWzG (ORCPT ); Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:55:06 -0500 Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:54:47 -0500 From: Josef Sipek To: Jan Engelhardt Cc: Andi Kleen , Dave Jones , linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: Console debugging wishlist was: Re: oops pauser. Message-ID: <20060110225447.GA13709@filer.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> References: <20060105045212.GA15789@redhat.com> <20060110202920.GA5479@filer.fsl.cs.sunysb.edu> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: User-Agent: Mutt/1.4.1i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Content-Length: 837 Lines: 23 On Tue, Jan 10, 2006 at 09:44:43PM +0100, Jan Engelhardt wrote: > > >> I doubt this scrollback buffer is implemented as part of the video cards. > >> It is rather a kernel invention, and therefore uses standard RAM. But the > >> idea is good, preferably make it a CONFIG_ option. > > > >There is a config option that lets you specify the size of this buffer: > >CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT > > menuconfig help says > > "Select kernel log buffer size as a power of 2." > > That does not sound like "console scroll buffer". True. I should think more about what I say before I say it. Jeff. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/