Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2018 14:14:09 +0200 From: Alexander Leidinger <Alexander@leidinger.net> To: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: crashinfo doesn't support compressed crashdumps - which way forward? Message-ID: <20180712141409.Horde.NVSzLsvqE-2PCSDqhhfb0Xd@webmail.leidinger.net>
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This message is in MIME format and has been PGP signed. --=_r02FWol4PTKYFzZPqTyVfVX Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8; format=flowed; DelSp=Yes Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Hi, the crashinfo script doesn't know how to handle compressed coredumps.=20=20 What=20would be acceptable behavior (ordered by my preferrence)? 1) decompress in /var/crash and then proceed normally (already=20=20 implemented=20locally) 2) decompress to CRASHTMPDIR:/var/tmp/xxx and delete when finished 3) keep it like it is 4) teach tools to understand compressed dumps (gzip / zstd) Implicitly there is the question what what is the purpose of=20=20 compressing=20crashdumps, to have more RAM than space in dumpdev (which=20= =20 is=20valid in my case), or to save space in /var/crash (which I don't=20=20 care=20much about). Bye, Alexander. --=20 http://www.Leidinger.net=20Alexander@Leidinger.net: PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF http://www.FreeBSD.org netchild@FreeBSD.org : PGP 0x8F31830F9F2772BF --=_r02FWol4PTKYFzZPqTyVfVX Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Description: Digitale PGP-Signatur Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1 iQIcBAABAgAGBQJbR0YRAAoJEKrxQhqFIICEWN4P/0pZOQielSic+c/gWrAI+Sqi CmviJwHhUxTxehnNv4cO+9dr4VirOJKgTEfaDg/OcGHPv33/xrtsr5lyKfz6XDr6 oqxf8F2q4rlM5QGRrpG+7ePhbO4YaoYmt9lJGHI6a1zM1VXZSYlw2mmaYP4ZsqqU LsJRgvxzAUKkd6KBK+Nppuu2v3PoK4N5UBBaMAQlxT+3drdYVTxtSNBXQh+owCI4 0CHe9ZgLW9FAtGwr3w/dNyPmKnCCOIo7Eu2fJDGNHUtEXkRVNplFuxzqN9uRY8GL aoFHTTaQX6T+2naX2/Me63CQWSIACIpnYf37ORl3RcpJ85PwpJh5cm6fne9RCSKy pQLgaTpZb+V3rM+12c3qQKMogmkpkSBm9ZxnHFKXbaUKvOyHy2HN9YQ6EtCx/M5b 7YWSHJfMzryYmGbk3ofKM4GBRtHAb5HXDVenEEAFHiIrBGl2vRypHK5l5Oknk4Xi O222031B5VDXM2FA3ZtqbFGuErJTXL4KspIGGQjXgAPUUbVu/8FXrBtWvEVEJzaI tT0WVdhkXbVk1axPJxuE9V/7j+pDJLkTOSsd1Eyp8BDsoiMWezvYN+gezyh2vFXM 7geiQB07M+pnOk525LnL4sH4SvFExR0UU7ccYakvtkQa6PbHbWxF473RPve3h7xL ms6ho25aBFFOdb+Qj9h9 =34Wm -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=_r02FWol4PTKYFzZPqTyVfVX--
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