Kernel parameters

7.1 z/VM guest

If the z/VM® *MONITOR record writer device driver was compiled into the kernel, you configure the device driver by adding parameters to the kernel parameter line.

Figure 1. Monitor stream application device driver kernel parameter syntax

1! monwriter.max_bufs=255
1 monwriter.max_bufs=<numbufs>

where <numbufs> is the maximum number of monitor sample and configuration data buffers that can exist in the Linux® instance at one time. The default is 255.