1. A method in a logical partitioned data processing system for managing an error log, the method comprising: receiving a request from a partition within a plurality of partitions in the logical partitioned data processing system to access error information; determining whether the error information is located in a buffer; responsive to the error information being absent in the buffer, retrieving the error information from a non-volatile memory; and storing the retrieved error information retrieved from the non-volatile memory in the buffer, wherein the retrieved error information is stored in the buffer only for a selected period of time.