[PATCH 3/3] syslogd: add option to log to Linux kernel printk buffer

[Mike Frysinger]

On Saturday 05 January 2013 18:07:19 Peter Korsgaard wrote:
> Why invent our own shared memory circular buffer when the kernel has a
> perfectly fine one already?
> 
> This can be used as a smaller/simpler alternative to the syslogd IPC
> support (as IPC shmem/klogd/logread aren't needed), while also allowing
> centralised logging of everything (kernel messages, userspace bootup and
> syslog) when used together with ttyprintk.
> 
> Notice that kernel 3.5+ is needed to store syslog facility in printk
> buffer, otherwise only the priority is stored.

pushed since the patch follows existing style
-mike
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