Re: [PATCH v3 3/3] printk: use the lockless ringbuffer

[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]

 



On Thu 2020-07-02 17:43:22, lijiang wrote:
> 在 2020年07月02日 17:02, John Ogness 写道:
> > On 2020-07-02, lijiang <lijiang@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >> About the VMCOREINFO part, I made some tests based on the kernel patch
> >> v3, the makedumpfile and crash-utility can work as expected with your
> >> patch(userspace patch), but, unfortunately, the vmcore-dmesg(kexec-tools)
> >> can't correctly read the printk ring buffer information, and get the
> >> following error:
> >>
> >> "Missing the log_buf symbol"
> >>
> >> The kexec-tools(vmcore-dmesg) should also have a similar patch, just like
> >> in the makedumpfile and crash-utility.
> > 
> > Yes, a patch for this is needed (as well as for any other related
> > software floating around the internet).
> > 
> > I have no RFC patches for vmcore-dmesg. Looking at the code, I think it
> > would be quite straight forward to port the makedumpfile patch. I will
> 
> Yes, it should be a similar patch.
> 
> > try to make some time for this.
> > 
> That would be nice. Thank you, John Ogness.
> 
> > I do not want to patch any other software for this. I think with 3
> > examples (crash, makedumpfile, vmcore-dmesg), others should be able to
> 
> It's good enough to have the patch for the makedumpfile, crash and vmcore-dmesg,
> which can ensure the kdump(userspace) work well.

I agree that this three are the most important ones and should be
enough.

Thanks a lot for working on it and testing it.

Best Regards,
Petr

_______________________________________________
kexec mailing list
kexec@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec




[Index of Archives]     [LM Sensors]     [Linux Sound]     [ALSA Users]     [ALSA Devel]     [Linux Audio Users]     [Linux Media]     [Kernel]     [Gimp]     [Yosemite News]     [Linux Media]

  Powered by Linux