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@@ -54,13 +54,13 @@ are stored (regardless of their log level).
In early kernels,
.B LOG_BUF_LEN
had the value 4096;
-from kernel 1.3.54, it was 8192;
-from kernel 2.1.113, it was 16384;
-since kernel 2.4.23/2.6, the value is a kernel configuration option
+from Linux 1.3.54, it was 8192;
+from Linux 2.1.113, it was 16384;
+since Linux 2.4.23/2.6, the value is a kernel configuration option
.RB ( CONFIG_LOG_BUF_SHIFT ,
default value dependent on the architecture).
.\" Under "General setup" ==> "Kernel log buffer size"
-.\" For 2.6, precisely the option seems to have appeared in 2.5.55.
+.\" For Linux 2.6, precisely the option seems to have appeared in Linux 2.5.55.
Since Linux 2.6.6, the size can be queried with command type 10 (see below).
.SS Commands
The \fItype\fP argument determines the action taken by this function.
@@ -209,7 +209,7 @@ and
arguments are ignored.
.PP
All commands except 3 and 10 require privilege.
-In Linux kernels before 2.6.37,
+In Linux kernels before Linux 2.6.37,
command types 3 and 10 are allowed to unprivileged processes;
since Linux 2.6.37,
these commands are allowed to unprivileged processes only if