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From: Steve Wright <stevew@cwazy.co.uk>
To: linux-kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: /proc/kmsg memory usage ?
Date: Fri, 4 Jan 2002 16:15:24 +0000
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Hello,

I am hoping someone here can point me towards the right documentation / web 
page.

I want to find out what happens to kernel messages in /proc/kmsg if they are 
not read.

Specifically, 
Are they cleared after a specified amount of time (eg every 24 hours) ?
Are they cleared when they occupy a maximum size ?
If they are not read will the memory they occupy grow indefinately ?
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