Hi CAI, CAI Qian wrote: > Hello Ken'ichi! > > This series of patches is working great here. I'm glad to hear that. I will merge this patchset into the next release. Thanks Ken'ichi Ohmichi > Thanks! > CAI Qian > > From: "Ken'ichi Ohmichi" <oomichi at mxs.nes.nec.co.jp> > Subject: [PATCH 0/5] make '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary for re-filtering. > Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:44 +0900 > >> Hi, >> >> Ken'ichi Ohmichi wrote: >>> Hi CAI, >>> >>> Thank you for testing and a good point. >>> >>> CAI Qian wrote: >>>>> makedumpfile version 1.3.4 is released. >>>>> Your comments/patches are welcome. >>>>> >>>>> Changelog: >>>>> o New feature >>>>> - Support kdump-compressed format for input file. (by Takao Indoh) >>>>> A new makedumpfile can read dumpfile which is kdump-compressed format >>>>> instead of /proc/vmcore and re-filter it. >>>> Does it need to specify either a vmlinux or vmcoreinfo file? >>> Yes, we need to do it for re-filtering now. >>> But it is not difficult to implement a feature that it is not >>> necessary to specify either a vmlinux or vmcoreinfo file for >>> re-filtering. I will try to implement the feature. >> I created the patchset for implementing the above feature. >> Any comments/patches are welcome. >> >> --- >> [PATCH 0/5] make '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary for re-filtering. >> >> makedumpfile v1.3.4 can read a dumpfile which is kdump-compressed >> format instead of /proc/vmcore and re-filter it. >> >> When re-filtering, it is necessary to specify '-x'/'-i' option. >> If not specifying, makedumpfile fails like the following: >> >> # ./makedumpfile -c -d 3 vmcore vmcore.1 >> ... >> The dumpfile is saved to vmcore.1 >> ... >> # >> # /makedumpfile -c -d 31 vmcore.1 vmcore.2 >> vmcore.1 doesn't contain vmcoreinfo. >> Specify '-x' option or '-i' option. >> Commandline parameter is invalid. >> Try `makedumpfile --help' for more information. >> # >> >> For usability, this patchset makes '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary >> for re-filtering. >> >> >> Thanks >> Ken'ichi Ohmichi >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> kexec mailing list >> kexec at lists.infradead.org >> http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec >
