Hi, This patch enables a kdump if 2nd-kernel is loaded. (The patch is based on linux-2.6.31-rc2.) Now, a kdump is enabled if a kernel parameter "oops=panic" is specified and 2nd-kernel is loaded. I think that a kdump should be enabled regardless of "oops=panic" if 2nd-kernel is loaded, because a system administrator loads 2nd-kernel for enabling a kdump. Thanks Ken'ichi Ohmichi Signed-off-by: Ken'ichi Ohmichi <oomichi at mxs.nes.nec.co.jp> --- --- a/kernel/kexec.c 2009-07-08 12:30:26.000000000 +0900 +++ b/kernel/kexec.c 2009-07-08 12:38:08.000000000 +0900 @@ -57,6 +57,8 @@ struct resource crashk_res = { int kexec_should_crash(struct task_struct *p) { + if (kexec_crash_image) + return 1; if (in_interrupt() || !p->pid || is_global_init(p) || panic_on_oops) return 1; return 0;