[PATCH v3] netconsole: Add tty driver

2014-04-02 Thread Struan Bartlett
(secure) network (subject to availability of specified network device). To: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: Struan Bartlett --- Changes since v1: * Fixed whitespace mangled by broken mailer Changes since v2: * Fixed general mangling by email client (hopefully) --- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c 2014-03

Re: [PATCH v2] netconsole: Add tty driver

2014-04-02 Thread Struan Bartlett
On 02/04/2014 14:16, Tetsuo Handa wrote: > Struan Bartlett wrote: >> Adds tty driver to netconsole module. When module is loaded, >> creates /dev/netcon0 device and enables support for console=netcon0 >> kernel cmdline option, causing /dev/console output to be sent to >>

Support for netconsole as default tty/console?

2014-03-29 Thread Struan Bartlett
Hi I help maintain a range of raw metal hosts, VMs, and Amazon EC2 instances that boot Linux within secure private networks. Where possible, we connect raw metal hosts to a central logging server using serial lines, and use the console=ttyS0 kernel command line option to redirect not just kernel b

Re: Support for netconsole as default tty/console?

2014-03-30 Thread Struan Bartlett
On 29 March 2014 15:54, Andreas Schwab wrote: > Struan Bartlett writes: > >> Adding console=netconsole to the command line does not appear to have >> the desired effect. I am not sure if this is because netconsole, >> unlike the serial console, does not provide a tty.

Re: Support for netconsole as default tty/console?

2014-04-01 Thread Struan Bartlett
On 31 March 2014 14:34, Andreas Schwab wrote: > One Thousand Gnomes writes: > >> It's however implemented and present. The rest is between you and the >> relevant Kconfig maintainer. I'm sure you count as an expert ;-) > > Indeed. > > http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-kernel/2014-03/msg00071.htm

[PATCH v1] netconsole: Add tty driver

2014-04-01 Thread Struan Bartlett
(secure) network. Signed-off-by: Struan Bartlett --- --- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c 2014-03-31 04:40:15.0 +0100 +++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c 2014-04-01 11:58:50.0 +0100 @@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ * generic card hooks * works non-modular * 2003-09-07

[PATCH v2] netconsole: Add tty driver

2014-04-01 Thread Struan Bartlett
(secure) network. To: Matt Mackall Signed-off-by: Struan Bartlett --- Changes since v1: * Fixed whitespace mangled by broken mailer --- a/drivers/net/netconsole.c 2014-03-31 04:40:15.0 +0100 +++ b/drivers/net/netconsole.c 2014-04-01 11:58:50.0 +0100 @@ -15,6 +15,7