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diff --git a/package/utils/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in b/package/utils/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in index de36a1e892..5fcee2c7ff 100644 --- a/package/utils/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in +++ b/package/utils/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in @@ -6,6 +6,64 @@ menu "System Logging Utilities" +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD + bool "klogd" + default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_KLOGD + help + klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all + messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages + out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If + you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, + you should enable this option. + +comment "klogd should not be used together with syslog to kernel printk buffer" + depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD && BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG + +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL + bool "Use the klogctl() interface" + default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL + depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD + select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PLATFORM_LINUX + help + The klogd applet supports two interfaces for reading + kernel messages. Linux provides the klogctl() interface + which allows reading messages from the kernel ring buffer + independently from the file system. + + If you answer 'N' here, klogd will use the more portable + approach of reading them from /proc or a device node. + However, this method requires the file to be available. + + If in doubt, say 'Y'. +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGGER + bool "logger" + default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_LOGGER + select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG + help + The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text + messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so + they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate + problems that occur within programs and scripts. +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGREAD + bool "logread" + default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_LOGREAD + depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG + help + If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost + certainly want to enable this feature as well. This + utility will allow you to read the messages that are + stored in the syslogd circular buffer. + +config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING + bool "Double buffering" + default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING + depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGREAD + help + 'logread' ouput to slow serial terminals can have + side effects on syslog because of the semaphore. + This option make logread to double buffer copy + from circular buffer, minimizing semaphore + contention at some minor memory expense. config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SYSLOGD bool "syslogd" @@ -28,7 +86,7 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_SYSLOGD help This enables syslogd to rotate the message files - on his own. No need to use an external rotatescript. + on his own. No need to use an external rotate script. config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG bool "Remote Log support" @@ -92,27 +150,6 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE This option sets the size of the circular buffer used to record system log messages. -config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGREAD - bool "logread" - default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_LOGREAD - depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG - help - If you enabled Circular Buffer support, you almost - certainly want to enable this feature as well. This - utility will allow you to read the messages that are - stored in the syslogd circular buffer. - -config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING - bool "Double buffering" - default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING - depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGREAD - help - 'logread' ouput to slow serial terminals can have - side effects on syslog because of the semaphore. - This option make logread to double buffer copy - from circular buffer, minimizing semaphore - contention at some minor memory expense. - config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG bool "Linux kernel printk buffer support" default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG @@ -126,44 +163,4 @@ config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG NOTICE: Syslog facilities in log entries needs kernel 3.5+. -config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD - bool "klogd" - default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_KLOGD - help - klogd is a utility which intercepts and logs all - messages from the Linux kernel and sends the messages - out to the 'syslogd' utility so they can be logged. If - you wish to record the messages produced by the kernel, - you should enable this option. - -comment "klogd should not be used together with syslog to kernel printk buffer" - depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD && BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG - -config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL - bool "Use the klogctl() interface" - default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL - depends on BUSYBOX_CONFIG_KLOGD - select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_PLATFORM_LINUX - help - The klogd applet supports two interfaces for reading - kernel messages. Linux provides the klogctl() interface - which allows reading messages from the kernel ring buffer - independently from the file system. - - If you answer 'N' here, klogd will use the more portable - approach of reading them from /proc or a device node. - However, this method requires the file to be available. - - If in doubt, say 'Y'. - -config BUSYBOX_CONFIG_LOGGER - bool "logger" - default BUSYBOX_DEFAULT_LOGGER - select BUSYBOX_CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOG - help - The logger utility allows you to send arbitrary text - messages to the system log (i.e. the 'syslogd' utility) so - they can be logged. This is generally used to help locate - problems that occur within programs and scripts. - endmenu |