From d6e5b04f9960ebfad47eb5442fb7acd671a0c58d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Andrzej Bialecki Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1998 20:33:43 +0000 Subject: Since we have a sysctl 'machdep.msgbuf' now, let's make use of it. --- release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README | 15 +++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+) create mode 100644 release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README (limited to 'release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README') diff --git a/release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README b/release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..a38101bde5fc --- /dev/null +++ b/release/picobsd/tinyware/dm/README @@ -0,0 +1,15 @@ +1998.09.14, Warsaw + +This program replaces 'dmesg' utility, aand allows you to retrieve the +system's message buffer without resorting to such dirty tricks as normal +'dmesg' uses (using libkvm and /dev/kmem to directly read kernel +memory.. *shudder*). + +This utility uses sysctl(3) interface. The mib variable it uses was +recently added to the kernel sources, so if you don't mind patching your +kernel tree, contact me directly - the patches are very small and simple. + +Andrzej Bialecki + + +$Id$ -- cgit v1.2.3