diff --git a/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html b/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html index 21212a3863..8935223584 100644 --- a/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html +++ b/Documentation/NuttxPortingGuide.html @@ -4101,6 +4101,7 @@ build
CONFIG_SYSLOG_CHAR
:
Enable the generic character device for the SYSLOG.
+ A disadvantage of using the generic character device for the SYSLOG is that it cannot handle debug output generated from interrupt level handlers.
NOTE: No more than one SYSLOG device should be configured.
Alternatively, a circular buffer in RAM can be used as the SYSLOGing device. @@ -4118,11 +4119,11 @@ build circular buffer and can be viewed using the NSH 'dmesg' command.
CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG
: Use the RAM logging device for the syslogging
- interface. If this feature is enabled (along with CONFIG_SYSLOG
),
- then all debug output (only) will be re-directed to the circular
- buffer in RAM. This RAM log can be view from NSH using the 'dmesg'
- command.
+ CONFIG_RAMLOG_SYSLOG
:
+ Use the RAM logging device for the syslogging interface.
+ If this feature is enabled (along with CONFIG_SYSLOG
), then all debug output (only) will be re-directed to the circular buffer in RAM.
+ This RAM log can be view from NSH using the dmesg
command.
+ NOTE: Unlike the limited, generic character driver SYSLOG device, the RAMLOG can be used to generate debug output from interrupt level handlers.
CONFIG_RAMLOG_NPOLLWAITERS
: The number of threads than can be waiting