Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2004 12:07:07 -0800 (PST) From: Nate Lawson <nate@root.org> To: Larry Rosenman <ler@lerctr.org> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha/alpha support.s src/sys/i386/i386 swtch.s src/sys/kern kern_shutdown.c src/sys/sys systm.h Message-ID: <20040120120629.J96919@root.org> In-Reply-To: <58710000.1074628113@lerlaptop-red.iadfw.net> References: <200401192127.i0JLRBL3041817@repoman.freebsd.org> <20040120144505.ccsc4kog4c88sgww@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz> <58710000.1074628113@lerlaptop-red.iadfw.net>
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On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Larry Rosenman wrote: > --On Tuesday, January 20, 2004 14:45:05 -0500 Kenneth Culver > <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> wrote: > >> Except when crashdumps don't work or are 1 GB+. There are a few things > >> we need: > >> > >> * Fix crash dumps. I can't get a dump on my laptop, ATA. > >> > >> * Sparse crash dumps. We don't need non-anonymous pages, for instance. > >> > >> * Fix GDB backtrace output (patch posted by gallatin@ and obrien@ may be > >> working on integrating it.) > >> > >> * Fix backtrace() so the output goes to the console log. Right now, we > >> get output that needs to be hand-transcribed or use a serial console. > > > > This is also very useful for when FreeBSD crashes when X is running. If X > > is running, the only option is a serial console, as you can't see the > > crash to transcribe it otherwise, and most people don't have the spare > > computer to use as a serial console. > > Or worse, as in my Laptop, NO SERIAL PORT AT ALL :-) Yes, your ACPI crash debugging was a real Pain In The Butt. -Nate
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