Ok so the <N> is both the priority and facility numbers combined. Where the lowest 3 bits are priority and any upper bits are facility. By default any userspace log is 1, and only kernel messages originating from the kernel can be 0.
http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/ABI/testing/dev-kmsg So this sounds like something that needs to be patched in sysloggers and not the kernel. ** Also affects: rsyslog (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1274444 Title: echo string to /dev/kmsg fails to appear on /var/log/syslog To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1274444/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
