Re: [ovs-discuss] looking for a good explanation of core dumps and backtraces

2015-02-25 Thread 邓尧
IMHO, coredumps are for developers only, not even suitable for ops, asking users for a coredump is really too much. If you want to deep analyze a coredump, not only the coredump itself but also the system shared libraries are also needed, most users have don't have the skills to do this. If you on

Re: [ovs-discuss] looking for a good explanation of core dumps and backtraces

2015-02-15 Thread Ben Pfaff
It's a start but I was really hoping for something that covers the common pitfalls, too, and includes more of a walkthrough for the uninitiated. I think I'll have to write it. On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 12:05:00AM -0800, Andy Zhou wrote: > A quick web search did not lead to anything directly usable.

Re: [ovs-discuss] looking for a good explanation of core dumps and backtraces

2015-02-14 Thread Andy Zhou
A quick web search did not lead to anything directly usable. How about the following. --- Core files are usually generated in the same directory as the running program with a name 'core'. However, whether a core file will be generated, its filename and lo

[ovs-discuss] looking for a good explanation of core dumps and backtraces

2015-02-11 Thread Ben Pfaff
Occasionally (as today) I find myself asking a user to get a core dump and a backtrace, and find that the user doesn't have any of the skills or knowledge to do that. Does anyone know of a good document that walks a user through how to do this (not necessarily OVS-specific)? I don't want to hand-