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SubjectRe: [2.5 patch] correct help text for LOG_BUF_SHIFT
On Thu, 9 Jan 2003, Adrian Bunk wrote:

| On Thu, Jan 09, 2003 at 12:04:46PM +0100, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
| > On Wed, 8 Jan 2003, Linus Torvalds wrote:
| > > Andrew Morton <akpm@digeo.com>:
| > > o move LOG_BUF_SIZE to header/config
| >
| > I find the config a bit confusing:
| >
| > | Kernel log buffer size (128 KB, 64 KB, 32 KB, 16 KB, 8 KB, 4 KB) [16 KB] (NEW) ?
| > | Select kernel log buffer size from this list (power of 2).
| > | Defaults: 17 (=> 128 KB for S/390)
| > | 16 (=> 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64)
| > | 15 (=> 32 KB for SMP)
| > | 14 (=> 16 KB for uniprocessor)
| > |
| > | Kernel log buffer size (128 KB, 64 KB, 32 KB, 16 KB, 8 KB, 4 KB) [16 KB] (NEW)
| >
| > E.g. should I enter `14' or `16 KB' (or `16') for `16 KB'?

Sorry about that.

| After reading init/Kconfig it seems the following was intended:
|
| --- linux-2.5.55/init/Kconfig.old 2003-01-09 13:06:43.000000000 +0100
| +++ linux-2.5.55/init/Kconfig 2003-01-09 13:08:44.000000000 +0100
| @@ -89,11 +89,11 @@
| default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_15 if SMP
| default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_14
| help
| - Select kernel log buffer size from this list (power of 2).
| - Defaults: 17 (=> 128 KB for S/390)
| - 16 (=> 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64)
| - 15 (=> 32 KB for SMP)
| - 14 (=> 16 KB for uniprocessor)
| + Select kernel log buffer size from this list.
| + Defaults: 128 KB for S/390
| + 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64
| + 32 KB for SMP
| + 16 KB for uniprocessor
|
| config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_17
| bool "128 KB"

I'd prefer the change that I sent Monday and is appended below.
It only asks for a shift value, and only if DEBUG_KERNEL is enabled,
like Linus asked for.

--
~Randy



--- ./init/Kconfig%LGBUF Mon Jan 6 16:01:55 2003
+++ ./init/Kconfig Mon Jan 6 16:38:35 2003
@@ -82,50 +82,21 @@
building a kernel for install/rescue disks or your system is very
limited in memory.

-choice
- prompt "Kernel log buffer size"
- default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_17 if ARCH_S390
- default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_16 if X86_NUMAQ || IA64
- default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_15 if SMP
- default LOG_BUF_SHIFT_14
- help
- Select kernel log buffer size from this list (power of 2).
- Defaults: 17 (=> 128 KB for S/390)
- 16 (=> 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64)
- 15 (=> 32 KB for SMP)
- 14 (=> 16 KB for uniprocessor)
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_17
- bool "128 KB"
- default y if ARCH_S390
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_16
- bool "64 KB"
- default y if X86_NUMAQ || IA64
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_15
- bool "32 KB"
- default y if SMP
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_14
- bool "16 KB"
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_13
- bool "8 KB"
-
-config LOG_BUF_SHIFT_12
- bool "4 KB"
-
-endchoice
-
config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
- int
- default 17 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_17=y
- default 16 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_16=y
- default 15 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_15=y
- default 14 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_14=y
- default 13 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_13=y
- default 12 if LOG_BUF_SHIFT_12=y
+ int "Kernel log buffer size" if DEBUG_KERNEL
+ default 17 if ARCH_S390
+ default 16 if X86_NUMAQ || IA64
+ default 15 if SMP
+ default 14
+ help
+ Select kernel log buffer size as a power of 2.
+ Defaults and Examples:
+ 17 => 128 KB for S/390
+ 16 => 64 KB for x86 NUMAQ or IA-64
+ 15 => 32 KB for SMP
+ 14 => 16 KB for uniprocessor
+ 13 => 8 KB
+ 12 => 4 KB

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