diff --git a/config-no-printk.patch b/config-no-printk.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d3fc5b8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config-no-printk.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,52 @@
+---
+ kernel/printk.c |   22 ++++++++++++++--------
+ 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
+
+--- a/kernel/printk.c
++++ b/kernel/printk.c
+@@ -216,21 +216,21 @@ struct log {
+  */
+ static DEFINE_RAW_SPINLOCK(logbuf_lock);
+ 
+-/* the next printk record to read by syslog(READ) or /proc/kmsg */
+-static u64 syslog_seq;
+-static u32 syslog_idx;
+-static enum log_flags syslog_prev;
+-static size_t syslog_partial;
+-
++#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+ /* index and sequence number of the first record stored in the buffer */
+ static u64 log_first_seq;
+ static u32 log_first_idx;
+ 
+ /* index and sequence number of the next record to store in the buffer */
+ static u64 log_next_seq;
+-#ifdef CONFIG_PRINTK
+ static u32 log_next_idx;
+ 
++/* the next printk record to read by syslog(READ) or /proc/kmsg */
++static u64 syslog_seq;
++static u32 syslog_idx;
++static enum log_flags syslog_prev;
++static size_t syslog_partial;
++
+ /* the next printk record to read after the last 'clear' command */
+ static u64 clear_seq;
+ static u32 clear_idx;
+@@ -1631,9 +1631,15 @@ asmlinkage int printk(const char *fmt, .
+ }
+ EXPORT_SYMBOL(printk);
+ 
+-#else
++#else /* CONFIG_PRINTK */
+ 
+ #define LOG_LINE_MAX 0
++static u64 syslog_seq;
++static u32 syslog_idx;
++static enum log_flags syslog_prev;
++static u64 log_first_seq;
++static u32 log_first_idx;
++static u64 log_next_seq;
+ static struct cont {
+ 	size_t len;
+ 	size_t cons;
diff --git a/kmsg-export-flags.patch b/kmsg-export-flags.patch
index 67cdbd5..f520a55 100644
--- a/kmsg-export-flags.patch
+++ b/kmsg-export-flags.patch
@@ -1,20 +1,82 @@
 ---
- kernel/printk.c |    7 +++++--
- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
+ kernel/printk.c |   42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
+ 1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 15 deletions(-)
 
 --- a/kernel/printk.c
 +++ b/kernel/printk.c
-@@ -462,8 +462,11 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file
+@@ -356,10 +356,28 @@ static void log_store(int facility, int
+ 	log_next_seq++;
+ }
+ 
++static bool msg_wants_prefix(const struct log *msg, enum log_flags prev)
++{
++	if ((prev & LOG_CONT) && !(msg->flags & LOG_PREFIX))
++		return false;
++	if ((msg->flags & LOG_CONT) && (prev & LOG_CONT) &&
++	    !(prev & LOG_NEWLINE))
++		return false;
++	return true;
++}
++
++static bool msg_wants_newline(const struct log *msg, enum log_flags prev)
++{
++	if ((msg->flags & LOG_CONT) && !(msg->flags & LOG_NEWLINE))
++		return false;
++	return true;
++}
++
+ /* /dev/kmsg - userspace message inject/listen interface */
+ struct devkmsg_user {
+ 	u64 seq;
+ 	u32 idx;
++	enum log_flags prev;
+ 	struct mutex lock;
+ 	char buf[8192];
+ };
+@@ -424,6 +442,7 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file
+ 	struct devkmsg_user *user = file->private_data;
+ 	struct log *msg;
+ 	u64 ts_usec;
++	char flag = '-';
+ 	size_t i;
+ 	size_t len;
+ 	ssize_t ret;
+@@ -462,8 +481,12 @@ static ssize_t devkmsg_read(struct file
  	msg = log_from_idx(user->idx);
  	ts_usec = msg->ts_nsec;
  	do_div(ts_usec, 1000);
 -	len = sprintf(user->buf, "%u,%llu,%llu;",
 -		      (msg->facility << 3) | msg->level, user->seq, ts_usec);
-+	len = sprintf(user->buf, "%u,%llu,%llu,%s%s%s;",
-+		      (msg->facility << 3) | msg->level, user->seq, ts_usec,
-+		      msg->flags & LOG_PREFIX ? "p" : "",
-+		      msg->flags & LOG_NEWLINE ? "n" : "",
-+		      msg->flags & LOG_CONT ? "c" : "");
++	if (!msg_wants_prefix(msg, user->prev) ||
++	    !msg_wants_newline(msg, user->prev))
++		flag = '+';
++	len = sprintf(user->buf,
++		      "%u,%llu,%llu,%c;", (msg->facility << 3) | msg->level,
++		      user->seq, ts_usec, flag);
  
  	/* escape non-printable characters */
  	for (i = 0; i < msg->text_len; i++) {
+@@ -847,21 +870,10 @@ static size_t msg_print_text(const struc
+ {
+ 	const char *text = log_text(msg);
+ 	size_t text_size = msg->text_len;
+-	bool prefix = true;
+-	bool newline = true;
++	bool prefix = msg_wants_prefix(msg, prev);
++	bool newline = msg_wants_newline(msg, prev);
+ 	size_t len = 0;
+ 
+-	if ((prev & LOG_CONT) && !(msg->flags & LOG_PREFIX))
+-		prefix = false;
+-
+-	if (msg->flags & LOG_CONT) {
+-		if ((prev & LOG_CONT) && !(prev & LOG_NEWLINE))
+-			prefix = false;
+-
+-		if (!(msg->flags & LOG_NEWLINE))
+-			newline = false;
+-	}
+-
+ 	do {
+ 		const char *next = memchr(text, '\n', text_size);
+ 		size_t text_len;
diff --git a/series b/series
index a8b70a6..c57d733 100644
--- a/series
+++ b/series
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 #test-modules.patch
-kmsg-export-flags.patch
+config-no-printk.patch