Re: [RFC] Add Alternative Log Buffer Support for printk Messages

[David Miller]

From: Grant Erickson <gerickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2009 09:39:46 -0800

> This merges support for the previously DENX-only kernel feature of
> specifying an alternative, "external" buffer for kernel printk
> messages and their associated metadata. In addition, this ports
> architecture support for this feature from arch/ppc to arch/powerpc.
> 
> When this option is enabled, an architecture- or machine-specific log
> buffer is used for all printk messages. This allows entities such as
> boot loaders (e.g. U-Boot) to place printk-compatible messages into
> this buffer and for the kernel to coalesce them with its normal
> messages.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Grant Erickson <gerickson@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Nice.

This would also be useful on Sparc where it is possible to tell
the firmware to set aside a piece of physical memory which survives
soft resets and thus can be inspected post reboot.
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