linux-kernel - Re: PROBLEM: CONFIG_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL option seems not to work

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Date:	Fri, 15 Mar 2013 21:54:55 -0700
From:	Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...radead.org>
To:	Manolo Díaz <diaz.manolo@...il.com>
CC:	linux-kbuild@...r.kernel.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: PROBLEM: CONFIG_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL option seems not to
 work

On 03/15/13 14:56, Manolo Díaz wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> It seems that the kernel loglevel is set to 7 ignoring the
> CONFIG_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL option (set to 4 in my config file)
> 
> The /proc/sys/kernel/printk output is 
> 
> 7	4	1	7
> 
> Passing the boot parameter "loglevel=4" or echoing "4 4 1 7"
> to /proc/sys/kernel/printk solves my problem and then this proc file
> contains
> 
> 4	4	1	7
> 
> as expected.
> 
> kernel version:
> Linux version 3.8.3 (root@...yone) (gcc version 4.7.2 (Debian 4.7.2-5)
> ) #2 SMP Fri Mar 15 08:23:50 CET 2013
> 
> config file is gziped and attached.


Hi,

CONFIG_DEFAULT_MESSAGE_LOGLEVEL modifies the second field (value) in /proc/sys/kernel/printk,
not the first value.  OTOH, the "loglevel" kernel parameter modifies the first value in
that /proc file, not the second value.

Does that clarify/help?

-- 
~Randy
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