Re: Console debugging wishlist was: Re: oops pauser.

>> 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".



Jan Engelhardt
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