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diff --git a/package/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in b/package/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in index aaa6509e1..4c2a54e87 100644 --- a/package/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in +++ b/package/busybox/config/sysklogd/Config.in @@ -1,63 +1,120 @@ # DO NOT EDIT. This file is generated from Config.src # # For a description of the syntax of this configuration file, -# see scripts/kbuild/config-language.txt. +# see docs/Kconfig-language.txt. # menu "System Logging Utilities" +config BUSYBOX_KLOGD + bool "klogd (5.7 kb)" + default y + 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_KLOGD && BUSYBOX_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG + +config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL + bool "Use the klogctl() interface" + default y + depends on BUSYBOX_KLOGD + select BUSYBOX_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_LOGGER + bool "logger (6.3 kb)" + default y + select BUSYBOX_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_LOGREAD + bool "logread (4.8 kb)" + default y + 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_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING + bool "Double buffering" + default y + depends on BUSYBOX_LOGREAD + help + 'logread' output 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_SYSLOGD - bool "syslogd" + bool "syslogd (13 kb)" default y help - The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the - significant events that occur on a system. Every - message that is logged records the date and time of the - event, and will generally also record the name of the - application that generated the message. When used in - conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel - can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, - especially for finding what happened when something goes - wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if - you wait long enough.... + The syslogd utility is used to record logs of all the + significant events that occur on a system. Every + message that is logged records the date and time of the + event, and will generally also record the name of the + application that generated the message. When used in + conjunction with klogd, messages from the Linux kernel + can also be recorded. This is terribly useful, + especially for finding what happened when something goes + wrong. And something almost always will go wrong if + you wait long enough.... config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_ROTATE_LOGFILE bool "Rotate message files" default y depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - This enables syslogd to rotate the message files - on his own. No need to use an external rotatescript. + This enables syslogd to rotate the message files + on his own. No need to use an external rotate script. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_REMOTE_LOG bool "Remote Log support" default y depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can - be used to send system log messages to another system - connected via a network. This allows the remote - machine to log all the system messages, which can be - terribly useful for reducing the number of serial - cables you use. It can also be a very good security - measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with - by an intruder. + When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility can + be used to send system log messages to another system + connected via a network. This allows the remote + machine to log all the system messages, which can be + terribly useful for reducing the number of serial + cables you use. It can also be a very good security + measure to prevent system logs from being tampered with + by an intruder. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_DUP bool "Support -D (drop dups) option" default y depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - Option -D instructs syslogd to drop consecutive messages - which are totally the same. + Option -D instructs syslogd to drop consecutive messages + which are totally the same. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_CFG bool "Support syslog.conf" - default n + default y depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - Supports restricted syslogd config. See docs/syslog.conf.txt + Supports restricted syslogd config. See docs/syslog.conf.txt config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_PRECISE_TIMESTAMPS bool "Include milliseconds in timestamps" @@ -73,105 +130,44 @@ config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE range 256 20000 depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - This option sets the size of the syslog read buffer. - Actual memory usage increases around five times the - change done here. + This option sets the size of the syslog read buffer. + Actual memory usage increases around five times the + change done here. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG bool "Circular Buffer support" default y depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD help - When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will - use a circular buffer to record system log messages. - When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite - the oldest messages. This can be very useful for - systems with little or no permanent storage, since - otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your - entire filesystem, which may cause your system to - break badly. + When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will + use a circular buffer to record system log messages. + When the buffer is filled it will continue to overwrite + the oldest messages. This can be very useful for + systems with little or no permanent storage, since + otherwise system logs can eventually fill up your + entire filesystem, which may cause your system to + break badly. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG_BUFFER_SIZE int "Circular buffer size in Kbytes (minimum 4KB)" - default 32 + default 16 range 4 2147483647 depends on BUSYBOX_FEATURE_IPC_SYSLOG help - This option sets the size of the circular buffer - used to record system log messages. + This option sets the size of the circular buffer + used to record system log messages. config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG - bool "Linux kernel printk buffer support" - default n - depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD - select BUSYBOX_PLATFORM_LINUX - help - When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will - write system log message to the Linux kernel's printk buffer. - This can be used as a smaller alternative to the syslogd IPC - support, as klogd and logread aren't needed. - - NOTICE: Syslog facilities in log entries needs kernel 3.5+. - -config BUSYBOX_LOGREAD - bool "logread" - default y - depends on BUSYBOX_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_FEATURE_LOGREAD_REDUCED_LOCKING - bool "Double buffering" - default y - depends on BUSYBOX_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_KLOGD - bool "klogd" - default y - 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_KLOGD && BUSYBOX_FEATURE_KMSG_SYSLOG - -config BUSYBOX_FEATURE_KLOGD_KLOGCTL - bool "Use the klogctl() interface" + bool "Linux kernel printk buffer support" default y - depends on BUSYBOX_KLOGD + depends on BUSYBOX_SYSLOGD select BUSYBOX_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. + When you enable this feature, the syslogd utility will + write system log message to the Linux kernel's printk buffer. + This can be used as a smaller alternative to the syslogd IPC + support, as klogd and logread aren't needed. - If in doubt, say 'Y'. - -config BUSYBOX_LOGGER - bool "logger" - default y - select BUSYBOX_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. + NOTICE: Syslog facilities in log entries needs kernel 3.5+. endmenu |