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Diffstat (limited to 'init/Kconfig')
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1 files changed, 9 insertions, 7 deletions
diff --git a/init/Kconfig b/init/Kconfig index 223b734abccd..760b7d0bc9d7 100644 --- a/init/Kconfig +++ b/init/Kconfig @@ -875,17 +875,19 @@ config LOG_CPU_MAX_BUF_SHIFT 13 => 8 KB for each CPU 12 => 4 KB for each CPU -config NMI_LOG_BUF_SHIFT - int "Temporary per-CPU NMI log buffer size (12 => 4KB, 13 => 8KB)" +config PRINTK_SAFE_LOG_BUF_SHIFT + int "Temporary per-CPU printk log buffer size (12 => 4KB, 13 => 8KB)" range 10 21 default 13 - depends on PRINTK_NMI + depends on PRINTK help - Select the size of a per-CPU buffer where NMI messages are temporary - stored. They are copied to the main log buffer in a safe context - to avoid a deadlock. The value defines the size as a power of 2. + Select the size of an alternate printk per-CPU buffer where messages + printed from usafe contexts are temporary stored. One example would + be NMI messages, another one - printk recursion. The messages are + copied to the main log buffer in a safe context to avoid a deadlock. + The value defines the size as a power of 2. - NMI messages are rare and limited. The largest one is when + Those messages are rare and limited. The largest one is when a backtrace is printed. It usually fits into 4KB. Select 8KB if you want to be on the safe side. |