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When the initial printk ring buffer size is updated, setup_log_buf() allocates a new ring buffer, as well as a set of meta-data structures for the new ring buffer. The function also emits the new size of the ring buffer, but not the size of the meta-data structures. This makes it difficult to assess how changing the log buffer size impacts memory usage during boot. For instance, increasing the ring buffer size from 512 KB to 1 MB through the command line yields an increase of 2304 KB in reserved memory at boot, while the only obvious change is the 512 KB difference in the ring buffer sizes: log_buf_len=512K: printk: log_buf_len: 524288 bytes Memory: ... (... 733252K reserved ...) log_buf_len=1M: printk: log_buf_len: 1048576 bytes Memory: ... (... 735556K reserved ...) This is because of how the size of the meta-data structures scale with the size of the ring buffer. Even when there aren't changes to the printk ring buffer size (i.e. the initial size == 1 << CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT), it is impossible to tell how much memory is consumed by the printk ring buffer during boot. Therefore, unconditionally log the sizes of the printk ring buffer and its meta-data structures, so that it's easier to understand how changing the log buffer size (either through the command line or by changing CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT) affects boot time memory usage. With the new logs, it is much easier to see exactly why the memory increased by 2304 KB: log_buf_len=512K: printk: log buffer data + meta data: 524288 + 1835008 = 2359296 bytes Memory: ... (... 733252K reserved ...) log_buf_len=1M: printk: log buffer data + meta data: 1048576 + 3670016 = 4718592 bytes Memory: ... (... 735556K reserved ...) Signed-off-by: Isaac J. Manjarres <isaacmanjarres@google.com> Reviewed-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Tested-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240930184826.3595221-1-isaacmanjarres@google.com [pmladek@suse.com: Updated the examples in the commit message, simplified comment for default buffer.] Signed-off-by: Petr Mladek <pmladek@suse.com> |
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Linux kernel
============
There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.
In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``. The formatted documentation can also be read online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/
There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the reStructuredText markup notation.
Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.