inetutils (2:1.6-3.1+squeeze1) 10_syslog_klog_doc.patch

Summary

 syslogd/syslogd.8 |    9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

    
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Patch contents

Index: b/syslogd/syslogd.8
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--- a/syslogd/syslogd.8
+++ b/syslogd/syslogd.8
@@ -116,9 +116,12 @@ domain socket
 .Pa /dev/log ,
 from an Internet domain socket specified in
 .Pa /etc/services ,
-and from the special device
+and from the one of the special devices
 .Pa /dev/klog
-(to read kernel messages).
+or
+.Pa /proc/kmsg
+depending on the system (to read kernel messages). In a GNU/Linux system
+it will not parse the System.map and use it to annotate the kernel messages.
 .Pp
 .Nm Syslogd
 creates the file
@@ -148,7 +151,7 @@ The process id of current
 Name of the
 .Tn UNIX
 domain datagram log socket.
-.It Pa /dev/klog
+.It Pa /dev/klog, /proc/kmsg
 The kernel log device.
 .El
 .Sh SEE ALSO