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From: Itsuro Oda <oda@valinux.co.jp>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: oda@valinux.co.jp
Subject: Re: [RFC]Kexec based crash dumping
Date: Thu, 19 Aug 2004 08:45:00 +0900	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20040819083333.76F4.ODA@valinux.co.jp> (raw)

Hi.

It is interesting.

We(*) also make crash dump acording to similer concept.
    (*) NTT Data Corporation & VA Linux Systems Japan K.K.

Our main idea is the following.

- prepare a kernel which does only dump real memory to block
  device. ("dump mini kernel")
- pre-allocate the memory (4MB is enough) used by the dump mini
  kernel and pre-load the dump mini kernel.
- when crash occur exec the dump mini kernel.
- the dump mini kernel stands in and only uses pre-allocated
  area.

We made mkexec(mini kernel exec) based on kexec code but 
simplify a lot. Mkexec can co-exist kexec and can be kernel
module. We made also "dump mini kernel". 
(now i386 only)

We will open our code shortly. (maybe I think)
I think there are many items to be able to cooperate.

Thank you.
-- 
Itsuro ODA <oda@valinux.co.jp>


             reply	other threads:[~2004-08-18 23:48 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2004-08-18 23:45 Itsuro Oda [this message]
2004-08-20 14:28 ` [RFC]Kexec based crash dumping Tonnerre
2004-08-22 23:06   ` Itsuro Oda
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2004-08-17 12:04 Hariprasad Nellitheertha
2004-08-17 22:44 ` Andrew Morton
2004-08-18 12:28   ` Hariprasad Nellitheertha

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