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Re: [PATCH v5 2/6] xen/console: make console buffer size configurable


  • To: dmukhin@xxxxxxx
  • From: Jan Beulich <jbeulich@xxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Thu, 5 Feb 2026 09:43:31 +0100
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  • Delivery-date: Thu, 05 Feb 2026 08:43:48 +0000
  • List-id: Xen developer discussion <xen-devel.lists.xenproject.org>

On 05.02.2026 02:36, dmukhin@xxxxxxx wrote:
> --- a/xen/drivers/char/Kconfig
> +++ b/xen/drivers/char/Kconfig
> @@ -95,6 +95,30 @@ config SERIAL_TX_BUFSIZE
>  
>         Default value is 32768 (32KiB).
>  
> +config CONRING_SHIFT
> +     int "Console ring buffer size (power of 2)"
> +     range 14 27
> +     default 15
> +     help
> +       Select the boot console ring buffer size as a power of 2.
> +       Run-time console ring buffer size is the same as the boot console ring
> +       buffer size, unless overridden via 'conring_size=' boot parameter.
> +
> +         27 => 128 MiB
> +         26 =>  64 MiB
> +         25 =>  32 MiB
> +         24 =>  16 MiB
> +         23 =>   8 MiB
> +         22 =>   4 MiB
> +         21 =>   2 MiB
> +         20 =>   1 MiB
> +         19 => 512 KiB
> +         18 => 256 KiB
> +         17 => 128 KiB
> +         16 =>  64 KiB
> +         15 =>  32 KiB (default)
> +         14 =>  16 KiB

As I think I had indicated before - imo an exhaustive table goes too far here.
E.g.

            27 => 128 MiB
            26 =>  64 MiB
            ...
            15 =>  32 KiB (default)
            14 =>  16 KiB

would do (if such is needed / wanted at all).

Jan



 


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