[patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-29 Thread Chuck Ebbert
Sometimes developers need to see more object code in an oops report, e.g. when kernel may be corrupted at runtime. Add the "code_bytes" option for this. Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |5 + arch/i386/kernel/traps.c| 20

Re: [patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-29 Thread Andi Kleen
> This was patch inspired by my finding out that code in the running > kernel might have > been modified at runtime by some strange bug, and looking at vmlinux > might not be > helpful. Hmm ok, although I still suspect in such a case you'll be better off with a full kcrash dump. -Andi - To unsub

Re: [patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-29 Thread Chuck Ebbert
Andi Kleen wrote: > On Friday 26 January 2007 00:56, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > > >> Can't think of a way to word the justification, but I've wanted to see more >> code a few times. >> > > Hmm, not sure I see the point. The Code line is just that you can > make sense of random mailing list oopse

Re: [patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-29 Thread Andi Kleen
On Friday 26 January 2007 00:56, Chuck Ebbert wrote: > Can't think of a way to word the justification, but I've wanted to see more > code a few times. Hmm, not sure I see the point. The Code line is just that you can make sense of random mailing list oopses where you don't have a vmlinux. But as

Re: [patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-25 Thread Chuck Ebbert
Andrew Morton wrote: > On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:22:49 -0500 > Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >> Sometimes we may need to see more code than the default in an oops, >> so add an option for that. >> > > spose so, but some more justification would be nice. As would an x86_64 > vers

Re: [patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-25 Thread Andrew Morton
On Wed, 24 Jan 2007 15:22:49 -0500 Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Sometimes we may need to see more code than the default in an oops, > so add an option for that. spose so, but some more justification would be nice. As would an x86_64 version? > Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PR

[patch] i386: add option to show more code in oops reports

2007-01-24 Thread Chuck Ebbert
Sometimes we may need to see more code than the default in an oops, so add an option for that. Signed-off-by: Chuck Ebbert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt |5 + arch/i386/kernel/traps.c| 17 +++-- 2 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 2 dele