KMSG_DUMP_GET_LINE(9)                     Driver Basics                     KMSG_DUMP_GET_LINE(9)



NAME
       kmsg_dump_get_line - retrieve one kmsg log line

SYNOPSIS
       bool kmsg_dump_get_line(struct kmsg_dumper * dumper, bool syslog, char * line,
                               size_t size, size_t * len);

ARGUMENTS
       dumper
           registered kmsg dumper

       syslog
           include the “<4>” prefixes

       line
           buffer to copy the line to

       size
           maximum size of the buffer

       len
           length of line placed into buffer

DESCRIPTION
       Start at the beginning of the kmsg buffer, with the oldest kmsg record, and copy one
       record into the provided buffer.

       Consecutive calls will return the next available record moving towards the end of the
       buffer with the youngest messages.

       A return value of FALSE indicates that there are no more records to read.

COPYRIGHT
Kernel Hackers Manual 4.8.                 January 2017                     KMSG_DUMP_GET_LINE(9)