From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from mx2.redhat.com ([66.187.237.31]) by bombadil.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.69 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1MFXdq-0007Hb-Dz for kexec@lists.infradead.org; Sat, 13 Jun 2009 18:07:52 +0000 Date: Sat, 13 Jun 2009 14:07:36 -0400 From: Neil Horman Subject: Re: /var/log/messages doesn't have crash info when kernel gets panic/oops/crash Message-ID: <20090613180736.GA24861@localhost.localdomain> References: <913da90c6c8.0000039bdseetharam@inbox.com> <9C8DECFB07C.00000038dseetharam@inbox.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <9C8DECFB07C.00000038dseetharam@inbox.com> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: base64 Sender: kexec-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: kexec-bounces+dwmw2=infradead.org@lists.infradead.org To: Dharmosoth Seetharam Cc: fastboot@lists.linux-foundation.org, vgoyal@in.ibm.com, kexec@lists.infradead.org, "Eric W. Biederman" T24gRnJpLCBKdW4gMTIsIDIwMDkgYXQgMTE6MDE6MzVQTSAtMDgwMCwgRGhhcm1vc290aCBTZWV0 aGFyYW0gd3JvdGU6Cj4gCj4gSGkgTmVpbCwKPiAKPiBUaGFua3MgZm9yIHlvdXIgcXVpY2sgcmVw bHkuCj4gCj4gV2hhdCB5b3UgaGF2ZSBzdWdnZXN0ZWQgaXMgbmljZSB3aGVuIHdlIGdvdC9zYXZl IGNyYXNoIGR1bXAgKGkuZSB2bWNvcmUpCj4gV2hhdCBpZiB3ZSBmYWlsZWQgdG8gc2F2ZS9jYXB0 dXJlIHZtY29yZSBpbmZvIG9yIHZtY29yZSBpcyBjb3JydXB0ZWQgZXRjLiB0aGVuIHdlIGRvbnQg Z2V0IGFueSBpbmZvcm1hdGlvbgo+IHJlZ2FyZGluZyB0aGUgcGFuaWMvY3Jhc2gvb29wcyBhdCBh bnl3aGVyZT8KPiAKSWYgdGhlIHZtY29yZSBpcyBjb3JydXB0ZWQgdG8gdGhlIHBvaW50IHdoZXJl IG1ha2VkdW1wZmlsZSBjYW4ndCBleHRyYWN0IHRoZQpkbWVzZyBsb2csIHRoZW4gaXRzIGNlcnRh aW4gdGhhdCBzeXNsb2cgd291bGRuJ3QgaGF2ZSBiZWVuIGFibGUgdG8gd3JpdGUKYW55dGhpbmcg dG8gL3Zhci9sb2cvbWVzc2FnZXMgZWl0aGVyLiAgQXMgYSBsYXN0IHJlc29ydCB5b3UgY2FuIHRy eSBydW4gc3RyaW5ncwpvbiB0aGUgY29ycnVwdGVkIHZtY29yZSBhbmQgc2VlIGlmIHRoZSBkbWVz ZyBsb2cgaXMgc3RpbGwgaW4gdGhlcmUgc29tZXdoZXJlLgoKSWYgeW91IGZvcmdvdCB0byBjYXB0 dXJlIHRoZSB2bWNvcmUsIHRoZXJlcyBub3QgbXVjaCBtb3JlIGhlbHAgSSBjYW4gZ2l2ZSB5b3Us CkltIGFmcmFpZC4gIFlvdSdsbCBqdXN0IGhhdmUgdG8gbWFrZSBzdXJlIHlvdSBjYXB0dXJlIGl0 IG5leHQgdGltZS4gIElmIHlvdSBvbmx5Cm5lZWQgdGhlIGJhY2t0cmFjZSwgYW5kIGRvbid0IHdh bnQgdGhlIHJlc3Qgb2YgdGhlIHZtY29yZSwgeW91IGNhbiBtYWtlIGtkdW1wCmp1c3QgcnVuIG1h a2VkdW1wZmlsZSAtLWR1bXAtZG1lc2cgL3Byb2Mvdm1jb3JlIC92YXIvbG9nL29vcHMudHh0CgpO ZWlsCgo+ICAKPiAKPiAKPiBUaGFua3MgYW5kIFJlZ2FyZHMKPiAKPiAgU2VldGhhcmFtCj4gCj4g Cj4gPiAtLS0tLU9yaWdpbmFsIE1lc3NhZ2UtLS0tLQo+ID4gRnJvbTogbmhvcm1hbkByZWRoYXQu Y29tCj4gPiBTZW50OiBGcmksIDEyIEp1biAyMDA5IDE2OjA1OjEzIC0wNDAwCj4gPiBUbzogZHNl ZXRoYXJhbUBpbmJveC5jb20KPiA+IFN1YmplY3Q6IFJlOiAvdmFyL2xvZy9tZXNzYWdlcyBkb2Vz bid0IGhhdmUgY3Jhc2ggaW5mbyB3aGVuIGtlcm5lbCBnZXRzCj4gPiBwYW5pYy9vb3BzL2NyYXNo Cj4gPiAKPiA+IE9uIEZyaSwgSnVuIDEyLCAyMDA5IGF0IDAxOjI1OjQ5QU0gLTA4MDAsIERoYXJt b3NvdGggU2VldGhhcmFtIHdyb3RlOgo+ID4+IEhpLAo+ID4+IAo+ID4+IEkgaGF2ZSBlbmNvdW50 ZXIgYSBwcm9ibGVtIGNhbGxlZCAvdmFyL2xvZy9tZXNzYWdlcyBkb2VzIG5vdCBjb250YWluIGFu eQo+ID4+IGluZm9ybWF0aW9uCj4gPj4gb24ga2VybmVsIGNyYXNoIGR1bXAuCj4gPj4gCj4gPj4g UHJpb3IgdG8gZW5hYmxpbmcgS0VYRUMgd2Ugc2F3IHN0YWNrIHRyYWNlcyBhbmQgYnVnIGluZm8g ZXRjIGluCj4gPj4gL3Zhci9sb2cvbWVzc2FnZXMuCj4gPj4gQWZ0ZXIgZW5hYmxpbmcgS0VYRUMg ZmVhdHVyZSB0aG9zZSBpbmZvIHdhcyBtaXNzZWQuCj4gPj4gCj4gPj4gSG93IGNhbiB3ZSBnZXQg dGhvc2UgbWlzc2VkIGluZm8gaW4gL3Zhci9sb2cvbWVzc2FnZXMgZXZlbiB3aGVuIEtFWEVDCj4g Pj4gZmVhdHVyZSBpcyBlbmFibGVkLgo+ID4+IAo+ID4+IEFueSBoZWxwIHdpbGwgYXBwcmVjaWF0 ZS4KPiA+PiAKPiA+IHJ1biBjcmFzaCBvbiB0aGUgcmVzdWx0YW50IHZtY29yZSBmaWxlIHRoYXQg a2V4ZWMgY2FuIHByb2R1Y2Uvc2F2ZSBhbmQKPiA+IGdldCB0aGUKPiA+IGRtZXNnIGxvZyBvdXQg b2YgaXQuCj4gPiBhbHRlcm5hdGl2ZWx5IHlvdSBjYW4gdXNlIG1ha2VkdW1wZmlsZSB3aXRoIHRo ZSAtLWR1bXAtZG1lc2cgbG9nCj4gPiAKPiA+IE5laWwKPiA+IAo+ID4+IAo+ID4+IFRoYW5rcyBh bmQgUmVnYXJkcwo+ID4+IFNlZXRoYXJhbQo+ID4+IAo+ID4+IF9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXwo+ID4+IFJlY2VpdmUgTm90 aWZpY2F0aW9ucyBvZiBJbmNvbWluZyBNZXNzYWdlcwo+ID4+IEVhc2lseSBtb25pdG9yIG11bHRp cGxlIGVtYWlsIGFjY291bnRzICYgYWNjZXNzIHRoZW0gd2l0aCBhIGNsaWNrLgo+ID4+IFZpc2l0 IGh0dHA6Ly93d3cuaW5ib3guY29tL25vdGlmaWVyIGFuZCBjaGVjayBpdCBvdXQhCj4gPj4gCj4g Pj4gX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX18KPiA+PiBr ZXhlYyBtYWlsaW5nIGxpc3QKPiA+PiBrZXhlY0BsaXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnCj4gPj4gaHR0 cDovL2xpc3RzLmluZnJhZGVhZC5vcmcvbWFpbG1hbi9saXN0aW5mby9rZXhlYwo+IAo+IF9fX19f X19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fXwo+ IEdFVCBGUkVFIFNNSUxFWVMgRk9SIFlPVVIgSU0gJiBFTUFJTCAtIExlYXJuIG1vcmUgYXQgaHR0 cDovL3d3dy5pbmJveC5jb20vc21pbGV5cwo+IFdvcmtzIHdpdGggQUlNwq4sIE1TTsKuIE1lc3Nl bmdlciwgWWFob28hwq4gTWVzc2VuZ2VyLCBJQ1HCriwgR29vZ2xlIFRhbGvihKIgYW5kIG1vc3Qg d2VibWFpbHMKCl9fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19fX19f CmtleGVjIG1haWxpbmcgbGlzdAprZXhlY0BsaXN0cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnCmh0dHA6Ly9saXN0 cy5pbmZyYWRlYWQub3JnL21haWxtYW4vbGlzdGluZm8va2V4ZWMK