[PATCH v2] printk: Add kernel parameter to disable writes to /dev/kmsg Over the weekend my server was acting funny. The display wasn't working well, and I assumed that a driver was going bad. I went to look at the kernel dmesg, but the buffer only had the following over and over: [226062.401405] systemd-logind[3511]: Removed session 4168. [226063.381051] systemd-logind[3511]: Removed session 4169.