DMESG
NAME
dmesg - print or control the kernel ring buffer(打印或者控制内核环缓冲)
Usage:
dmesg [options]
Options:
-C, --clear clear the kernel ring buffer
-c, --read-clear read and clear all messages
-D, --console-off disable printing messages to console
-d, --show-delta show time delta between printed messages
-E, --console-on enable printing messages to console
-f, --facility <list> restrict output to defined facilities
-h, --help display this help and exit
-k, --kernel display kernel messages
-l, --level <list> restrict output to defined levels
-n, --console-level <level> set level of messages printed to console
-r, --raw print the raw message buffer
-s, --buffer-size <size> buffer size to query the kernel ring buffer
-T, --ctime show human readable timestamp (could be
inaccurate if you have used SUSPEND/RESUME)
-t, --notime don't print messages timestamp
-u, --userspace display userspace messages
-V, --version output version information and exit
-x, --decode decode facility and level to readable string
Supported log facilities:
kern - kernel messages
user - random user-level messages
mail - mail system
daemon - system daemons
auth - security/authorization messages
syslog - messages generated internally by syslogd
lpr - line printer subsystem
news - network news subsystem
Supported log levels (priorities):
emerg - system is unusable
alert - action must be taken immediately
crit - critical conditions
err - error conditions
warn - warning conditions
notice - normal but significant condition
info - informational
debug - debug-level messages
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SYNOPSIS（简介）
dmesg [options]
dmesg --clear（清除完就什么也没有了，还没来得及测试）
dmesg --read-clear [options]
dmesg --console-level level
dmesg --console-on
dmesg --console-off
DESCRIPTION
dmesg is used to examine or control the kernel ring buffer.
The default action is to read all messages from kernel ring buffer.
OPTIONS
The --clear, --read-clear, --console-on, --console-off and --console-level options are mutually exclusive.
-C, --clear
Clear the ring buffer.
-c, --read-clear
Clear the ring buffer contents after printing.
-D, --console-off
Disable printing messages to the console.
-d, --show-delta
Display the timestamp and time delta spent between messages. If used together with --notime then only the time delta without
the timestamp is printed.
-E, --console-on
Enable printing messages to the console.
-f, --facility list
Restrict output to defined (comma separated) list of facilities. For example
dmesg --facility=daemon
will print messages from system daemons only. For all supported facilities see dmesg --help output.
-h, --help
Print a help text and exit.
-k, --kernel
Print kernel messages.
-l, --level list
Restrict output to defined (comma separated) list of levels. For example
dmesg --level=err,warn
will print error and warning messages only. For all supported levels see dmesg --help output.
-n, --console-level level
Set the level at which logging of messages is done to the console. The level is a level number or abbreviation of the level
name. For all supported levels see dmesg --help output.
For example, -n 1 or -n alert prevents all messages, except emergency (panic) messages, from appearing on the console. All
levels of messages are still written to /proc/kmsg, so syslogd(8) can still be used to control exactly where kernel messages
appear. When the -n option is used, dmesg will not print or clear the kernel ring buffer.
-r, --raw
Print the raw message buffer, i.e., don't strip the log level prefixes.
-s, --buffer-size size
Use a buffer of size to query the kernel ring buffer. This is 16392 by default. (The default kernel syslog buffer size was
4096 at first, 8192 since 1.3.54, 16384 since 2.1.113.) If you have set the kernel buffer to be larger than the default
then this option can be used to view the entire buffer.
-T, --ctime
Print human readable timestamps. The timestamp could be inaccurate!
The time source used for the logs is not updated after system SUSPEND/RESUME.
-t, --notime
Don't print kernel's timestampts.
-u, --userspace
Print userspace messages.
-V, --version
Output version information and exit.
-x, --decode
Decode facility and level (priority) number to human readable prefixes.
SEE ALSO
syslogd(8)
AUTHORS
Karel Zak <kzak@redhat.com>
Theodore Ts'o <tytso@athena.mit.edu>
AVAILABILITY
The dmesg command is part of the util-linux package and is available from ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/.
util-linux July 2011 DMESG(1)
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实例1:
root#dmesg
实例2:
root#dmesg -d
实例3: 将开机信息发邮件
man dmesg 写道
The program helps users to print out their bootup messages. Instead of copying the messages by hand, the user need only:
dmesg > boot.messages
[root@new55 ~]# dmesg >boot.messages
[root@new55 ~]# ls -l boot.messages
-rw-r--r-- 1 root root 15838 12-09 12 begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 15838 12-09 12 免费 end_of_the_skype_highlighting:55 boot.messages
[root@new55 ~]# mail -s "Boot Log of Linux Server" public@web3q.net <boot.messages
[root@new55 ~]#
实例4: 浏览dmesg输出的信息
[root@new55 ~]# uname -a
Linux new55 2.6.18-194.el5 #1 SMP Tue Mar 16 21:52:43 EDT 2010 i686 i686 i386 GNU/Linux
[root@new55 ~]# dmesg | less
Linux version 2.6.18-194.el5 (mockbuild@x86-007.build.bos.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)) #1 SMP Tue Mar 16 21:52:43 EDT 2010
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000010000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001f7d0000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7d0000 - 000000001f7efc00 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7efc00 - 000000001f7fb000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7fb000 - 000000001f800000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec02000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fed20000 - 00000000fed9b000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000feda0000 - 00000000fedc0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb00000 - 00000000ffc00000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fff00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
0MB HIGHMEM available.
503MB LOWMEM available.
Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range
disabling kdump
Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection
On node 0 totalpages: 128976
DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:0
Normal zone: 124880 pages, LIFO batch:31
DMI 2.3 present.
Using APIC driver default
ACPI: RSDP (v000 HP ) @ 0x000fe270
ACPI: RSDT (v001 HP 30C4 0x31100620 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efc84
ACPI: FADT (v002 HP 30C4 0x00000002 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efc00
ACPI: MADT (v001 HP 30C4 0x00000001 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efcb8
ACPI: MCFG (v001 HP 30C4 0x00000001 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efd14
ACPI: SSDT (v001 HP HPQPpc 0x00001001 MSFT 0x0100000e) @ 0x1f7f6698
ACPI: DSDT (v001 HP DAU00 0x00010000 MSFT 0x0100000e) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x1008
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfec01000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
Processor #0 6:13 APIC version 20
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 1, version 32, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23
实例5: 查看dmesg尾部的信息
[root@new55 ~]# dmesg | tail
Bluetooth: L2CAP ver 2.8
Bluetooth: L2CAP socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM socket layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM TTY layer initialized
Bluetooth: RFCOMM ver 1.8
Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.1
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).
NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory
NFSD: starting 90-second grace period
[root@new55 ~]#
实例6: 安装SS7卡驱动时的内核日志
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# ls
bbdddlnx_iss.h bbd_hbi.h bbd_ioc.c bbd_isr.c bbd_pci.c BSD_license.txt GPL_V2-only_license.txt install_ss7hd.sh Makefile26
bbd_def.h bbd_hs.c bbd_ioc.h bbd_lnx.c bbd_pro.h build_ss7hd.sh i21555.h Makefile24
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# ./build_ss7hd.sh
make: Entering directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-22.EL-i686'
CC [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/bbd_hs.o
CC [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/bbd_ioc.o
CC [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/bbd_isr.o
CC [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/bbd_pci.o
CC [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/bbd_lnx.o
LD [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/ss7hddvr26.o
Building modules, stage 2.
MODPOST
CC /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/ss7hddvr26.mod.o
LD [M] /root/setup/ss7dpklnx/SS7HD_DRIVER/ss7hddvr26.ko
make: Leaving directory `/usr/src/kernels/2.6.9-22.EL-i686'http://www.linuxso.com/command/dmesg.html
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# ./install_ss7hd.sh
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# lsmod | grep ss7
ss7hddvr26 25808 0
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# dmesg | tail
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:0d.0[?] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
BBD[0] 64bit
SS7HD[0] - suspend
Dialogic SS7HD Device Driver V100.00 (Source V1.21)
Copyright (C) Dialogic Corporation 2003-2010. All Rights Reserved
Using major device number 251.
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:0d.0[?] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
BBD[0] 64bit
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# ./install_ss7hd.sh remove
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# lsmod | grep ss7
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]# dmesg | tail
BBD[0] 64bit
SS7HD[0] - suspend
Dialogic SS7HD Device Driver V100.00 (Source V1.21)
Copyright (C) Dialogic Corporation 2003-2010. All Rights Reserved
Using major device number 251.
ACPI: PCI interrupt 0000:02:0d.0[?] -> GSI 9 (level, low) -> IRQ 9
BBD[0] 64bit
SS7HD[0] - suspend
[root@localhost SS7HD_DRIVER]#
实例7: 打印并清除内核环形缓冲区
[root@new55 ~]# dmesg -c
Linux version 2.6.18-194.el5 (mockbuild@x86-007.build.bos.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)) #1 SMP Tue Mar 16 21:52:43 EDT 2010
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000010000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001f7d0000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7d0000 - 000000001f7efc00 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7efc00 - 000000001f7fb000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7fb000 - 000000001f800000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec02000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fed20000 - 00000000fed9b000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000feda0000 - 00000000fedc0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb00000 - 00000000ffc00000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fff00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
0MB HIGHMEM available.
503MB LOWMEM available.
Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range
disabling kdump
Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection
On node 0 totalpages: 128976
DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:0
Normal zone: 124880 pages, LIFO batch:31
DMI 2.3 present.
省略输出
Bluetooth: HIDP (Human Interface Emulation) ver 1.1
eth0: no IPv6 routers present
Installing knfsd (copyright (C) 1996 okir@monad.swb.de).
NFSD: Using /var/lib/nfs/v4recovery as the NFSv4 state recovery directory
NFSD: starting 90-second grace period
[root@new55 ~]# dmesg
[root@new55 ~]# less /var/log/dmesg
Linux version 2.6.18-194.el5 (mockbuild@x86-007.build.bos.redhat.com) (gcc version 4.1.2 20080704 (Red Hat 4.1.2-48)) #1 SMP Tue Mar 16 21:52:43 EDT 2010
BIOS-provided physical RAM map:
BIOS-e820: 0000000000010000 - 000000000009fc00 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000000009fc00 - 00000000000a0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000000e0000 - 0000000000100000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 0000000000100000 - 000000001f7d0000 (usable)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7d0000 - 000000001f7efc00 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7efc00 - 000000001f7fb000 (ACPI NVS)
BIOS-e820: 000000001f7fb000 - 000000001f800000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000e0000000 - 00000000f0000000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fec00000 - 00000000fec02000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fed20000 - 00000000fed9b000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000feda0000 - 00000000fedc0000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000ffb00000 - 00000000ffc00000 (reserved)
BIOS-e820: 00000000fff00000 - 0000000100000000 (reserved)
0MB HIGHMEM available.
503MB LOWMEM available.
Memory for crash kernel (0x0 to 0x0) notwithin permissible range
disabling kdump
Using x86 segment limits to approximate NX protection
On node 0 totalpages: 128976
DMA zone: 4096 pages, LIFO batch:0
Normal zone: 124880 pages, LIFO batch:31
DMI 2.3 present.
Using APIC driver default
ACPI: RSDP (v000 HP ) @ 0x000fe270
ACPI: RSDT (v001 HP 30C4 0x31100620 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efc84
ACPI: FADT (v002 HP 30C4 0x00000002 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efc00
ACPI: MADT (v001 HP 30C4 0x00000001 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efcb8
ACPI: MCFG (v001 HP 30C4 0x00000001 HP 0x00000001) @ 0x1f7efd14
ACPI: SSDT (v001 HP HPQPpc 0x00001001 MSFT 0x0100000e) @ 0x1f7f6698
ACPI: DSDT (v001 HP DAU00 0x00010000 MSFT 0x0100000e) @ 0x00000000
ACPI: PM-Timer IO Port: 0x1008
ACPI: Local APIC address 0xfec01000
ACPI: LAPIC (acpi_id[0x01] lapic_id[0x00] enabled)
Processor #0 6:13 APIC version 20
ACPI: LAPIC_NMI (acpi_id[0x01] high edge lint[0x1])
ACPI: IOAPIC (id[0x01] address[0xfec00000] gsi_base[0])
IOAPIC[0]: apic_id 1, version 32, address 0xfec00000, GSI 0-23