Subject: Re: howto debug kernel
To: Jeremy Cooper <jeremy@broder.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 05/09/1997 14:15:48
On Fri, 9 May 1997 14:09:51 -0700 (PDT)
Jeremy Cooper <jeremy@broder.com> wrote:
> Use printf() - that's what it's for. There is no 'syslog' inside the
> kernel. When you issue a printf() the text you print is sent to the
...actually, there is a "log()", but printf() is better for debugging :-)
> message buffer inside the kernel. The user process 'syslogd' monitors
> this buffer via the /dev/klog device and takes action when it sees
> something new. These events are logged as the facility and
> priority of kern.crit by default.
>
> -J
>
>
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