From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: freeman.zhang1992@gmail.com (Freeman Zhang) Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:59:45 +0800 Subject: "kdumpbase" dracut module In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <56EF63A1.9040406@gmail.com> To: kernelnewbies@lists.kernelnewbies.org List-Id: kernelnewbies.lists.kernelnewbies.org -------- Original Message -------- > I want to know what is the job of "kdumpbase" dracut module. > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > Kernelnewbies at kernelnewbies.org > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > dracut uses modules to include instructions and functions in initramfs. When the dump kernel(2nd kernel) is started, it needs to know what action it should take to dump the core. It also needs some infrastructure to support those actions. Dracut follows the kdumpbase script to build initramfs for the 2nd kernel. Above is my own understanding, hope this will help. Freeman -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: signature.asc Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 819 bytes Desc: OpenPGP digital signature Url : http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/pipermail/kernelnewbies/attachments/20160321/b70e998a/attachment.bin