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diff --git a/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore b/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore index f1fb2a004264..ddf451ee2a08 100644 --- a/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore +++ b/Documentation/ABI/testing/pstore @@ -1,6 +1,6 @@ Where: /dev/pstore/... -Date: January 2011 -Kernel Version: 2.6.38 +Date: March 2011 +Kernel Version: 2.6.39 Contact: tony.luck@intel.com Description: Generic interface to platform dependent persistent storage. @@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Description: Generic interface to platform dependent persistent storage. of the console log is captured, but other interesting data can also be saved. - # mount -t pstore - /dev/pstore + # mount -t pstore -o kmsg_bytes=8000 - /dev/pstore $ ls -l /dev/pstore total 0 @@ -33,3 +33,9 @@ Description: Generic interface to platform dependent persistent storage. will be saved elsewhere and erased from persistent store soon after boot to free up space ready for the next catastrophe. + + The 'kmsg_bytes' mount option changes the target amount of + data saved on each oops/panic. Pstore saves (possibly + multiple) files based on the record size of the underlying + persistent storage until at least this amount is reached. + Default is 10 Kbytes. |