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FS#16895 - [kernel26] Crash dump support in the kernel

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Laszlo Papp (djszapi) - Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 20:14 GMT
Last edited by Eric Belanger (Snowman) - Saturday, 07 November 2009, 06:36 GMT
Task Type Feature Request
Category Packages: Core
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Aaron Griffin (phrakture)
Thomas Bächler (brain0)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 2
Private No

Details

It would be nice if the kernel from you would support crash dump facility for Kernel hackers, workers, like me. It would save us from the kernel source building.

CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP option in the Kernel.

Thanks in advance.
This task depends upon

Closed by  Eric Belanger (Snowman)
Saturday, 07 November 2009, 06:36 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 20:40 GMT
I think that this is not easy as "just enable this option only". Enabling only this will make a kernel that is not suitable to boot the system. See Documentation/kdump.txt for all requirements. (specially put atention on CONFIG_RELOCATABLE)
Comment by Laszlo Papp (djszapi) - Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 21:37 GMT
I know the procedure, I use it in my work ;)

But I thought of this again, maybe this is not a good idea even RHEL and extended Centos support it on default.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 23:24 GMT
Also needs debug symbols to make information relevant -> big kernel image and big modules -> more big kernel package.

Devs decide...
Comment by Laszlo Papp (djszapi) - Saturday, 07 November 2009, 06:29 GMT
Hm, maybe it doesn't touch so much users, just some kernel hackers, so maybe it's not so popular feature to include.

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