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diff --git a/docs/defconfig.md b/docs/defconfig.md
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--- a/docs/defconfig.md
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@@ -55,8 +55,10 @@ the `vfs` target and *before* the `sysinit` target:
* hostname - reload hostname `/etc/hostname`
* loopback - bring the loopback device up
- * usyslogd - if the `usyslogd` services is compiled with this package, this
+ * usyslogd - if the `usyslogd` service is compiled with this package, this
service is enabled by default and starts `usyslogd`.
+ * klogd - if the `klogd` daemon is compiled with this package, this service
+ is enabled by default and starts after `usyslogd`.
* modules - iterate over the file `/etc/modules` and try to load each module
using modprobe.
* sysctl - restore kernel parameters using `sysctl --system`. See `sysctl(8)`
diff --git a/docs/usyslogd.md b/docs/usyslogd.md
index 96f5755..525c475 100644
--- a/docs/usyslogd.md
+++ b/docs/usyslogd.md
@@ -12,6 +12,15 @@ the log messages into files in the processes working directory (by default
A simple log rotation scheme has been implemented.
+## Kernel Message Logging
+
+An additional small `klogd` daemon is provided that redirects kernel messages
+to the syslog daemon.
+
+It can be enabled or disabled independently of the `usyslogd` daemon and is
+designed to work with any other syslogd implementation.
+
+
## Security Considerations
By default, the daemon switches its working directory to `/var/log`. The