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diff --git a/sysklogd/Config.src b/sysklogd/Config.src
index 41c0d28..1e59872 100644
--- a/sysklogd/Config.src
+++ b/sysklogd/Config.src
@@ -109,7 +109,6 @@ config FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING
config KLOGD
bool "klogd"
default y
- depends on PLATFORM_LINUX
help
klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all
messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages
@@ -117,6 +116,22 @@ config KLOGD
you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel,
you should enable this option.
+config FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL
+ bool "Use the klogctl() interface"
+ default y
+ depends on KLOGD && PLATFORM_LINUX
+ help
+ The klogd applet supports two interfaces for reading
+ kernel messages. Linux provides the klogctl() interface
+ which allows reading messages from the kernel ring buffer
+ independently from the file system.
+
+ If you answer 'N' here, klogd will use the more portable
+ approach of reading them from /proc or a device node.
+ However, this method requires the file to be available.
+
+ If in doubt, say 'Y'.
+
config LOGGER
bool "logger"
default y