Re: [Fastboot] [PATCH] Reserving backup region for kexec based crashdumps.

[Itsuro Oda]

Hi,

On 02 Feb 2005 07:45:11 -0700
ebiederm@xxxxxxxxxxxx (Eric W. Biederman) wrote:

> 
> And the feedback begins :)
> 
> Itsuro Oda <oda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
> 
> > Hi,
> > 
> > I don't like calling crash_kexec() directly in (ex.) panic().
> > It should be call_dump_hook() (or something like this).
> > 
> > I think the necessary modifications of the kernel is only:
> > - insert the hooks that calls a dump function when crash occur
> crash_kexec()
> > - binding interface that binds a dump function to the hook
> >   (like register_dump_hook())
> sys_kexec_load(...);

For example there are pepole who want to execute a built in kernel
debugger when the system is crashed. or there are pepole who
believe the diskdump is the best dump tool :-)

So I think a sort of hook is better than calling crash_kexec 
directly. (May I make a patch ?)

Thanks.
-- 
Itsuro ODA <oda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>

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