# Re: \[RFC v5 0/8\] Additional kmsg devices

- From: Joe Perches \<joe@perches.com\>
- Date: 2015-12-15 23:46:17 
- List: linux-api
- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/12/4643794
- Thread: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-api/2015/10/4607676/t.md

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On Tue, 2015-10-27 at 11:28 +0100, Paul Osmialowski wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> This is the fifth iteration of Marcin Niesluchowski's serie of patches
> extending kmsg interface with ability to dynamically create (and destroy)
> kmsg-like devices which can be used by userspace for logging.
> 
> This iteration introduces two changes:
> 
> 1. selftests are rearranged to use kselftest.h API
> 
> 2. A disputed  patch "add predefined _PID, _TID, _COMM keywords to kmsg*
>    log dict" is removed - no chance it will be ever accepted. It is not
>    critical for this patchset as a whole.
> 
> Best regards,
> Paul
> 
> Marcin Niesluchowski (6):
>   printk: add one function for storing log in proper format
>   kmsg: introduce additional kmsg devices support
>   kmsg: add additional buffers support to memory class
>   kmsg: add function for adding and deleting additional buffers
>   kmsg: add ioctl for adding and deleting kmsg* devices
>   kmsg: add ioctl for kmsg* devices operating on buffers
> 
> Paul Osmialowski (2):
>   printk: extract kmsg-related routines from printk.c to kmsg.c
>   kmsg: selftests
> 

Andrew?  Are you or anyone else interested in picking up this patchset?
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