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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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