debug.verbose_sysinit=1 and kern.msgbufsize=196608

On 25/06/2023 21:32, David Wolfskill wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 25, 2023 at 09:20:40PM +0100, Graham Perrin wrote:
>> When debug.verbose_sysinit=1 is set in loader.conf(5), is normal to _not_
>> have BOOT and copyright messages?
> It's normal (in that situation) to require a higher value in
> kern.msgbufsize if you want the entire dmesg output saved in
> /var/run/dmesg.boot, yes.
>
> I use a shell script to modify that (in /boot/loader.conf.d/) in
> conjunction with requesting a "verbose" (or not) boot.
>
> E.g., on my laptop, the default value is 98304, which is fine for a
> "normal" boot; for a "verbose" boot, I set it to 196608 (which works in
> this case).
>
> …
Thanks. 196608 was enough for me.