From: malcolmlewis@cableone.net.invalid   
      
   On Wed, 18 Sep 2019 00:01:39 -0700 (PDT)   
   amitsis@gmail.com wrote:   
      
   > Am Mittwoch, 18. September 2019 04:18:26 UTC+2 schrieb Malcolm:   
   > > On Tue, 17 Sep 2019 15:58:39 -0700 (PDT)   
   > > amitsis@gmail.com wrote:   
   > >   
   > > > Am Mittwoch, 18. September 2019 00:04:07 UTC+2 schrieb Carlos   
   > > > E.R.:   
   > > > > On 17/09/2019 23.00, amitsis@gmail.com wrote:   
   > > > > > Hi,   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > How do I prevent my logfile from overflowing when messages   
   > > > > > from the RTL8821CE radio driver are getting logged?   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > There are such:   
   > > > > > 2019-09-17T22: 17: 20.349415   02: 00 localhost kernel:   
   > > > > > [2344.798308] RTW: [HALMAC] [TRACE] mac_pwr_switch_pcie_8821c   
   > > > > > <=== 2019-09-17T22: 17: 20.349416   02: 00 localhost kernel:   
   > > > > > [2344.798309] RTW: SetHwReg: bMacPwrCtrlOn = 0 2019-09-17T22:   
   > > > > > 17: 20.349418   02: 00 localhost kernel: [2344.798311] RTW:   
   > > > > > rtl8821ce_hal_deinit <== 2019-09-17T22: 17: 20.349419   02: 00   
   > > > > > localhost kernel: [2344.798313] RTW: <=== rtw_ips_pwr_down   
   > > > > > ..................... in 0 ms 2019-09-17T22: 17: 24.781628   
   > > > > > 02: 00 localhost kernel: [2349.232846] RTW:   
   > > > > > rtw_ndev_notifier_call (wlp3s0) state: 10 2019-09-17T22: 17:   
   > > > > > 24.781655   02: 00 localhost kernel: [2349.232944] RTW:   
   > > > > > netdev_close (wlp3s0), bup = 1 2019-09-17T22: 17: 24.781661   
   > > > > > 02: 00 localhost kernel: [2349.232949] RTW: -871x_drv -   
   > > > > > drv_close, bup = 1 2019-09-17T22: 17: 24.781664   02: 00   
   > > > > > localhost kernel: [2349.233066] RTW: rtw_ndev_notifier_call   
   > > > > > (wlp3s0) state: 2 2019-09-17T22: 17: 24.781667   02: 00   
   > > > > > localhost kernel: [2349.233820] RTW: cfg80211_rtw_get_txpower   
   > > > > >   
   > > > > > Perhaps it should be possible with the help of the log system   
   > > > > > to restrict this in some way.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > On the journal, impossible. You can not apply filters. You can   
   > > > > make the journal bigger or smaller. The configuration is in   
   > > > > /etc/systemd/journald.conf   
   > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > > > > If, however, you are using syslog, then you can apply filters.   
   > > > > First you have to find out what syslog you are using, and if you   
   > > > > are using syslog.   
   > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > > > >   
   > > > > > I would not want to make any changes to the driver itself!   
   > > > >   
   > > > > Maybe there is a reason why it is making so many entries.   
   > > > >   
   > > > > --   
   > > > > Cheers, Carlos.   
   > > >   
   > > > I recompiled the code for this driver several times from the git,   
   > > > and only two days ago found that the messages had become so   
   > > > numerous, and I can not stop that in any way if the driver's   
   > > > networking module is running from this new kernel.   
   > > >   
   > > > Thus It must have to do something with the driver's module or the   
   > > > kernel!   
   > > >   
   > > > Andreas   
   > > Hi   
   > > If you run the command;   
   > >   
   > > systool -vm    
   > >   
   > > In the parameters output is the a debug_mask option and if so what   
   > > is the value?   
   > >   
   > > Maybe this has been turned on during compile and needs tweaking to   
   > > disable, or set a module parameter value to turn off/reduce.   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > Cheers Malcolm °¿° SUSE Knowledge Partner (Linux Counter #276890)   
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   >   
   > Actually there is no such entry since systool will yield the   
   > following:   
   >   
   > ~$ systool -vm cfg80211   
   > Module = "cfg80211"   
   >   
   >   Attributes:   
   >     coresize            = "823296"   
   >     initsize            = "0"   
   >     initstate           = "live"   
   >     refcnt              = "1"   
   >     srcversion          = "861372AFB25869FC9C8B289"   
   >     taint               = ""   
   >     uevent              =    
   >   
   >   Parameters:   
   >     bss_entries_limit   = "1000"   
   >     cfg80211_disable_40mhz_24ghz= "N"   
   >     ieee80211_regdom    = "00"   
   >   
   >   Sections:   
   > ~$   
   >   
   > cheers,   
   > Andreas   
   Hi   
   That's not the kernel module (driver) for the card...  that's one of the   
   support modules, why would you recompile this?   
      
   I would expect it to be one of realtek modules under;   
      
   ls /lib/modules/`uname -r`/kernel/drivers/net/wireless/realtek   
      
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