Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] init/Kconfig: Increase default log buffer size from 128 KB to 512 KB

[Geert Uytterhoeven]

On Tue, Aug 11, 2020 at 12:55 PM Petr Mladek <pmladek@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Tue 2020-08-11 11:29:24, Paul Menzel wrote:
> > Commit f17a32e97e (let LOG_BUF_SHIFT default to 17) from 2008 was the
> > last time, the the default log buffer size bump was increased.
> >
> > Machines have evolved, and on current hardware, enough memory is
> > present, and some devices have over 200 PCI devices, like a two socket
> > Skylake-E server, resulting a lot of lines.
> >
> > Therefore, increase the default from 128 KB to 512 KB. Anyone, with
> > limited memory, can still lower it.
> >
> > --- a/init/Kconfig
> > +++ b/init/Kconfig
> > @@ -681,9 +681,9 @@ config IKHEADERS
> >         kheaders.ko is built which can be loaded on-demand to get access to headers.
> >
> >  config LOG_BUF_SHIFT
> > -     int "Kernel log buffer size (16 => 64KB, 17 => 128KB)"
> > +     int "Kernel log buffer size (17 => 128KB, 19 => 512KB)"
> >       range 12 25
> > -     default 17
> > +     default 19
> >       depends on PRINTK
> >       help
> >         Select the minimal kernel log buffer size as a power of 2.
>
> Honestly, I do not have experience with changing the defaults. People
> hacking small devices might complain. Well, this can be solved
> by increasing the default only when BASE_FULL is set.
>
> I am personally fine with increasing the default when BASE_FULL
> is set. The amount of messages is growing over time because of
> increasing complexity of both the hardware and software.
> Fortunately also the amount of available memory is growing.

Note that making this change means that some of the embedded
defconfigs may need to gain a CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT=17
line...

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

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