Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2001 19:36:44 +0000 From: David Goddard <goddard@acm.org> To: cjclark@alum.mit.edu Cc: stable@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: dmesg/security check output wierdness Message-ID: <3A6C8BCC.FA4A8DB6@acm.org> References: <3A6B09E2.EA269488@acm.org> <20010121143324.U10761@rfx-216-196-73-168.users.reflex>
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"Crist J. Clark" wrote: ... > The dmesg(8) is stored in a finite buffer. Once full, as more stuff > gets shoved in, other stuff falls out (really it gets overwritten, > it's a circular buffer, but same thing). The stuff that falls out, > does not do so all that gracefully. That is, it does not get dropped > whole lines at a time. For example, ... That's a great answer - thanks for taking the time to elaborate on that point. Dave To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-stable" in the body of the message
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