Hi Tejun,
On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 5:28 PM, Tejun Heo <t...@kernel.org> wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 29, 2015 at 11:20:41AM +0200, Geert Uytterhoeven wrote:
>> On Wed, Apr 29, 2015 at 4:45 PM, Tejun Heo <t...@kernel.org> wrote:
>> > --- a/kernel/printk/printk.c
>> > +++ b/kernel/printk/printk.c
>>
>> > @@ -2196,6 +2227,7 @@ out:
>> > */
>> > void console_unlock(void)
>> > {
>> > + static char ext_text[CONSOLE_EXT_LOG_MAX];
>>
>> Can you please
>> a) make this feature optional,
>
> netconsole itself is optional & modular. I'm not sure making further
> splits is called for, especially given the use cases.
It could be a hidden option, selected by its users (e.g. netconsole).
>> b) (de)allocate this buffer dynamically when the first/last console with
>> CON_EXTENDED set is (un)registered?
>
> But yeah, making the buffer allocated on demand should be simple
> enough. Will get to it.
Thanks!
Gr{oetje,eeting}s,
Geert
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