From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from hiscom.nl (unknown [130.78.143.1]) by dsl2.external.hp.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id D883B4829 for ; Tue, 8 Apr 2003 04:44:41 -0600 (MDT) Message-Id: <03Apr8.130336cest.119063@ns.hiscom.nl> From: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=22Beerse=2C_Corn=E9=22?= To: parisc-linux@lists.parisc-linux.org Subject: RE: [parisc-linux] New dump driver patche. Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2003 12:44:32 +0200 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----_=_NextPart_001_01C2FDBB.D69F7000" Sender: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org Errors-To: parisc-linux-admin@lists.parisc-linux.org List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: parisc-linux developers list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: This message is in MIME format. Since your mail reader does not understand this format, some or all of this message may not be legible. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2FDBB.D69F7000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > -----Original Message----- > From: bruno_vidal@hp.com [mailto:bruno_vidal@hp.com] > > Joel Soete wrote: > > > I had another question: this system has 2Gb of RAM and my > boot disk is of > > 9Gb , so my question is: may I use any swap as dump device > over the famous > > 2 first Gb of the disk > > Yes, you can use any swap device, the limitation of the 2Gb > is coming from > the capabilities of the scsi card itself, and on any "last" > system the PDC is > able to acces over 2Gb. This limitation is only on old > workstation and server, > like 712/K (not all scsi card)....I need to add this checking > when configuring > the crash area. I've already start to add this, but it is not > yet fully tested, mainly > because it is only for old system, A/N/L don't have this limitation. > > > (or is it possible to pass a parameter to the kernel > > to put this swap-dump on another disk). > > Sorry, not yet, I didn't look yet how to retrieve option > from the command line. But it is in my todo list to add > "early dump" feature. Is there a need for swap/dump-space, like on HP-UX? or can PA-Linux run without any swap and hence without any dump area like intel-linux? Or does PA-Linux need swapspace like VAX/VMS needs it? CBee, just a list follower that hopes to find time to put live in his 9000/712/80. ------_=_NextPart_001_01C2FDBB.D69F7000 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable RE: [parisc-linux] New dump driver patche.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: bruno_vidal@hp.com [mailto:bruno_vidal@hp.com]=
>
> Joel Soete wrote:
>
> > I had another question: this system has = 2Gb of RAM and my
> boot disk is of
> > 9Gb , so my question is: may I use any = swap as dump device
> over the famous
> > 2 first Gb of the disk
>
> Yes, you can use any swap device, the = limitation of the 2Gb
> is coming from
> the capabilities of the scsi card itself, and = on any "last"
> system the PDC is
> able to acces over 2Gb. This limitation is only = on old
> workstation and server,
> like 712/K (not all scsi card)....I need to add = this checking
> when configuring
> the crash area. I've already start to add this, = but it is not
> yet fully tested, mainly
> because it is only for old system, A/N/L don't = have this limitation.
>
> > (or is it possible to pass a parameter to = the kernel
> > to put this swap-dump on another = disk).
>
> Sorry, not yet, I didn't look yet how to = retrieve option
> from the command line. But it is in my todo = list to add
> "early dump" feature.


Is there a need for swap/dump-space, like on HP-UX? = or can PA-Linux run without any swap and hence without any dump area = like intel-linux? Or does PA-Linux need swapspace like VAX/VMS needs = it?


CBee, just a list follower that hopes to find time to = put live in his 9000/712/80.

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