[Bug 1040900] Re: syslog messages truncated to 256 chars during debian-installer run

[Mark Russell]

** Branch linked: lp:~marrusl/ubuntu/precise/busybox/bug-1040900

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Title:
  syslog messages truncated to 256 chars during debian-installer run

Status in “busybox” package in Ubuntu:
  New

Bug description:
  We're seeing syslog messages during installers runs truncated to 256
  chars. This is annoying.

  Digging into the debian-installer source, its calling /sbin/syslogd
  from the initrd - this is a busybox binary. In the busybox source,
  there's a config variable CONFIG_FEATURE_SYSLOGD_READ_BUFFER_SIZE that
  defaults to 256. From the code, that looks to be the problem.

  Can we either -
  1. fix busybox to use a dynamic buffer, or
  2. bump the config variable up to 1024 or so?

  I'm perfectly happy with solution 2 :)

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