==> Regarding Re: how to capture kernel panics; "shabanip" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds:
shabanip> as i see netconsole is a kernel module. so i just need to load shabanip> netconsole module with server:port parameters. am i right? MODULE_PARM_DESC(netconsole, " [EMAIL PROTECTED]/[dev],[tgt-port]@<tgt-ip>/[tgt-macaddr]\n"); So, for example: modprobe netconsole [EMAIL PROTECTED]/eth0,[EMAIL PROTECTED]/00:40:95:9A:12:34 -Jeff shabanip> Payam Shabanian shabanip -at- avapajoohesh.com >> ==> Regarding Re: how to capture kernel panics; Christian Borntraeger >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> adds: >> linux-kernel> shabanip wrote: >>>> is there any way to capture and log kernel panics on disk or ...? >> linux-kernel> In former times, the Linux kernel tried to sync in the panic linux-kernel> function. (If the panic did not happen in interrupt context) linux-kernel> Unfortunately this had severe side effects in cases where >> the linux-kernel> panic was triggered by file system block device code or any linux-kernel> other part which is necessary for syncing. In most cases the linux-kernel> call trace never made it onto disk anyway. So currently the linux-kernel> kernel does not support saving a panic. >> linux-kernel> Apart from using a serial console, you might have a look at linux-kernel> several kexec/kdump/lkcd tools where people are working on linux-kernel> being able to dump the memory of a paniced kernel. >> Or netconsole, which will dump printk's do the server:port of your >> choosing. >> >> -Jeff >> shabanip> - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe shabanip> linux-kernel" in the body of a message to shabanip> [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at shabanip> http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at shabanip> http://www.tux.org/lkml/ - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
