Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 13:46:12 +0200 From: Poul-Henning Kamp <phk@critter.freebsd.dk> To: Andrzej Bialecki <abial@FreeBSD.ORG> Cc: cvs-committers@FreeBSD.ORG, cvs-all@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/i386/i386 machdep.c Message-ID: <24038.905773572@critter.freebsd.dk> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Mon, 14 Sep 1998 04:47:41 PDT." <199809141147.EAA18800@freefall.freebsd.org>
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In message <199809141147.EAA18800@freefall.freebsd.org>, Andrzej Bialecki write s: >abial 1998/09/14 04:47:41 PDT > > Modified files: > sys/i386/i386 machdep.c > Log: > This implements retrieving the contents of message buffer via sysctl(3) > as "machdep.msgbuf". It's needed in case of using stripped kernels, where > normal dmesg (which has to use kvm) doesn't work. > > The buffer is unwound, meaning that the data will be linear, possibly > with some leading NULLs. Now dmesg should be changed to use this interface, so that one less program needs access to /dev/kmem... -- Poul-Henning Kamp FreeBSD coreteam member phk@FreeBSD.ORG "Real hackers run -current on their laptop." "ttyv0" -- What UNIX calls a $20K state-of-the-art, 3D, hi-res color terminal
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