On 05/29/2013 06:29 AM, Eric W. Biederman wrote: > Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei.yes at gmail.com> writes: > >> From: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei at cn.fujitsu.com> >> >> Signed-off-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei at cn.fujitsu.com> >> Cc: Dave Jones <davej at redhat.com> >> --- >> Documentation/devices.txt | 3 +-- >> 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) >> >> diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt >> index 08f01e7..c8e4002 100644 >> --- a/Documentation/devices.txt >> +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt >> @@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. >> 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface >> 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads >> export the buffered printk records. >> - 12 = /dev/oldmem Used by crashdump kernels to access >> - the memory of the kernel that crashed. >> + 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE > > Let me suggest the slightly better. > > + 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/vmcore > > Pointing to people to /proc/vmcore should help anyone who is trying to > understand what is going on. Makes sense to me. Updated patch below: ----------------------------------- >From d2f7baf2aba86069f941f32669a22dbd99082614 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Wed, 29 May 2013 15:44:09 +0800 Subject: [PATCH] Documentation/devices.txt: Mark /dev/oldmem obsolete Signed-off-by: Zhang Yanfei <zhangyanfei at cn.fujitsu.com> --- Documentation/devices.txt | 3 +-- 1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/Documentation/devices.txt b/Documentation/devices.txt index 08f01e7..315455a 100644 --- a/Documentation/devices.txt +++ b/Documentation/devices.txt @@ -100,8 +100,7 @@ Your cooperation is appreciated. 10 = /dev/aio Asynchronous I/O notification interface 11 = /dev/kmsg Writes to this come out as printk's, reads export the buffered printk records. - 12 = /dev/oldmem Used by crashdump kernels to access - the memory of the kernel that crashed. + 12 = /dev/oldmem OBSOLETE - replaced by /proc/vmcore 1 block RAM disk 0 = /dev/ram0 First RAM disk -- 1.7.1
