[parisc-linux] Crash dump module

[parisc-linux] Crash dump module

[Bruno Vidal]

	Hi
Good news, I've finished to recompile the entire chain on hpux 11.00 64bits.
I've recompile my own kernel and booted a small 712/60. It work pretty well.
Now I'm going to start the work about crash dump. So, In my mind, I'll start
from the linux/kernel/panic.c function and I'll add a function dumpsys.c
in the linux/arch/paric directory -> is it okay for you ?
It will depend on the CONFIG_PARISC var (or do you prefer adding a CONFIG_DUMPSYS var ?)

	thanks.

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	Vidal Bruno, (770-4271)
        SSD-HA Team, HP-UX & LINUX Support
	bruno_vidal@admin.france.hp.com

Re: [parisc-linux] Crash dump module

[Randolph Chung]

> It will depend on the CONFIG_PARISC var (or do you prefer adding a CONFIG_DUMPSYS var ?)

I think there was a consensus to use __hppa__ instead of CONFIG_PARISC
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randolph
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Re: [parisc-linux] Crash dump module

[Grant Grundler]

Bruno Vidal wrote:
> 	Hi
> Good news, I've finished to recompile the entire chain on hpux 11.00 64bits.
> I've recompile my own kernel and booted a small 712/60. It work pretty well.
> Now I'm going to start the work about crash dump. So, In my mind, I'll start
> from the linux/kernel/panic.c function and I'll add a function dumpsys.c
> in the linux/arch/paric directory -> is it okay for you ?

YES!

> It will depend on the CONFIG_PARISC var
> (or do you prefer adding a CONFIG_DUMPSYS var ?)

As Randolph pointed out CONFIG_PARISC is deprecated.
Use "ifdef __hppa__" for changes in *common* (ie not arch/parisc)
files. They should not be needed for anything in arch/parisc
or linux/include/asm-parisc.

Adding a CONFIG_DUMPSYS is a good idea.
Look in linux/arch/parisc/config.in, linux/arch/parisc/defconfig, 
and the various Makefiles for how CONFIG_* flags work.

thanks Bruno!
grant

Grant Grundler
Unix Systems Enablement Lab
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