[PATCH/RFC] Add Alternative Log Buffer Support for printk Messages

[Mike Frysinger]

On Tue, Nov 25, 2008 at 13:34, Grant Erickson wrote:
> This merges support for the previously DENX-only kernel feature of
> specifying an alternative, "external" buffer for kernel printk
> messages and their associated metadata. In addition, this ports
> architecture support for this feature from arch/ppc to arch/powerpc.
>
> Signed-off-by: Grant Erickson <gerickson at nuovations.com>
> ---
>
> When this option is enabled, an architecture- or machine-specific log
> buffer is used for all printk messages. This allows entities such as
> boot loaders (e.g. U-Boot) to place printk-compatible messages into
> this buffer and for the kernel to coalesce them with its normal
> messages.
> <snip>

this extended info should be part of the changelog and thus above the
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-mike