Re: Increase syslog_buffer_size

On 2010-03-03 at 22:01:37 [+0100], Colin G=FCnther <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'd like to increase the syslog_buffer_size to 1024000 (~ 1 MB) for the
> purpose of getting rid of the DROP and TRUNC messages when inspecting
> syslog of WiFi-driver systems. This would make debugging Wifi issues a
> lot easier, as the syslogs can be directly used instead of requesting to
> increase the syslog_buffer_size first to get a new syslog.
> =

> I know this value is high, but previous public testing of the
> atheroswifi driver showed that everything below that value still
> generates the DROP and TRUNC (though less often).

I wouldn't mind increasing the log size to 1 MB. The only problem I see is =

that currently Trac's maximum attachment size is less than half of that and =

AFAIK it doesn't support to look into gz or bz2 attachments.

> I think my request would be a candidate for a vote,

Only if there's a reason to vote (i.e. someone being actually opposed).

> so would this list
> be the correct place for this? Or would such a vote be better suited for
> the haiku-development list?

haiku-development. It wouldn't be wrong to bring the topic up there anyway, =

since it's only vaguely kernel related.

CU, Ingo

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