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diff --git a/util-linux/dmesg.c b/util-linux/dmesg.c index 50e8a0f..b7b2c69 100644 --- a/util-linux/dmesg.c +++ b/util-linux/dmesg.c @@ -8,6 +8,43 @@ * * Licensed under GPLv2, see file LICENSE in this source tree. */ +//config:config DMESG +//config: bool "dmesg" +//config: default y +//config: select PLATFORM_LINUX +//config: help +//config: dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer. When the +//config: Linux kernel prints messages to the system log, they are stored in +//config: the kernel ring buffer. You can use dmesg to print the kernel's ring +//config: buffer, clear the kernel ring buffer, change the size of the kernel +//config: ring buffer, and change the priority level at which kernel messages +//config: are also logged to the system console. Enable this option if you +//config: wish to enable the 'dmesg' utility. +//config: +//config:config FEATURE_DMESG_PRETTY +//config: bool "Pretty dmesg output" +//config: default y +//config: depends on DMESG +//config: help +//config: If you wish to scrub the syslog level from the output, say 'Y' here. +//config: The syslog level is a string prefixed to every line with the form +//config: "<#>". +//config: +//config: With this option you will see: +//config: # dmesg +//config: Linux version 2.6.17.4 ..... +//config: BIOS-provided physical RAM map: +//config: BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f000 (usable) +//config: +//config: Without this option you will see: +//config: # dmesg +//config: <5>Linux version 2.6.17.4 ..... +//config: <6>BIOS-provided physical RAM map: +//config: <6> BIOS-e820: 0000000000000000 - 000000000009f000 (usable) + +//applet:IF_DMESG(APPLET(dmesg, BB_DIR_BIN, BB_SUID_DROP)) + +//kbuild:lib-$(CONFIG_DMESG) += dmesg.o //usage:#define dmesg_trivial_usage //usage: "[-c] [-n LEVEL] [-s SIZE]" |