Re: [PATCH]: add dmesg log symbols to /proc/vmcoreinfo lists

[Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au>]

On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 06:52:54AM -0500, Neil Horman wrote:
> On Thu, Feb 05, 2009 at 09:23:22AM +0900, Ken'ichi Ohmichi wrote:
> > 
> > Hi Neil,
> > 
> > Thank you for a kernel patch and a makedumpfile patch.
> > 
> > Neil Horman wrote:
> > >> That aside we aren't currently exporting log_buf_len, so I don't
> > >> think this code works actually works.
> > >>
> > >> Neil can you add a comment in kernel/printk.c of the algorithm
> > >> necessary for external tools to decode the ring buffer?
> > >>
> > >> We need the comment because people working on kernel/printk.c
> > >> need to know what is happening and without having to review lots
> > >> of user space code, and we need the comment to verify that we
> > >> are exporting the right things.
> > >>
> > > 
> > > Ok, as per Erics comment, I've written this.  It applies on top of whats already
> > > in your tree Andrew.  It adds some comments on the function in question so that
> > > anyone working on printk.c will know why we're exporting their symbols.  It also
> > > modifies slightly the symbols we are exporting so that we can handle dmesg
> > > buffers that are longer than the standard PAGE_SIZE configuration, and lets us
> > > detect and handle buffer wraps.
> > > 
> > > Thanks!
> > > 
> > > printk.c |   12 +++++++++++-
> > > 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > 
> > > Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
> > > 
> > > diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
> > > index dd5cc7b..6a1163b 100644
> > > --- a/kernel/printk.c
> > > +++ b/kernel/printk.c
> > > @@ -138,10 +138,20 @@ static int log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
> > >  static unsigned logged_chars; /* Number of chars produced since last read+clear operation */
> > >  
> > >  #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
> > > +/*
> > > + * This appends the listed symbols to /proc/vmcoreinfo
> > > + * /proc/vmcoreinfo is used by various utiilties, like
> > > + * crash and makedumpfile to obtain access to symbols that
> > > + * are otherwise very difficult to locate.  These symbols 
> > > + * are specifically used so that utilities 
> > > + * can access and extract the dmesg log from a vmcore file
> > > + * after a crash
> > > + */
> > >  void log_buf_kexec_setup(void)
> > >  {
> > >  	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_buf);
> > > -	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_end);
> > > +	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_buf_len);
> > > +	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(logged_chars)
> > >  }
> > >  #endif
> > 
> > Please do not remove VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_end), because makedumpfile
> > needs it for knowing the latest log offset in ring buffer of dmesg.
> > I updated a makedumpfile patch for handling ring buffer, and it is
> > possible to download the latest patch from the following site:
> > 
> > https://sourceforge.net/tracker2/download.php?group_id=178938&atid=887142&file_id=312113&aid=2521075
> > 
> Understood, new patch attached.
> 
> Add some comments and extra symbols on top of whats there for kernel/printk.c to
> satisfy Erics requests, and support Ken'ichi's enhanced version of the
> makedumpfile patch
> 
> Neil
> 
> Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
> 
> 
> 
>  printk.c |   11 +++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 11 insertions(+)
> 
> 
> diff --git a/kernel/printk.c b/kernel/printk.c
> index dd5cc7b..6c25eba 100644
> --- a/kernel/printk.c
> +++ b/kernel/printk.c
> @@ -138,10 +138,21 @@ static int log_buf_len = __LOG_BUF_LEN;
>  static unsigned logged_chars; /* Number of chars produced since last read+clear operation */
>  
>  #ifdef CONFIG_KEXEC
> +/*
> + * This appends the listed symbols to /proc/vmcoreinfo
> + * /proc/vmcoreinfo is used by various utiilties, like

Utilities appears to have a typo.

> + * crash and makedumpfile to obtain access to symbols that
> + * are otherwise very difficult to locate.  These symbols 
> + * are specifically used so that utilities 
> + * can access and extract the dmesg log from a vmcore file
> + * after a crash
> + */
>  void log_buf_kexec_setup(void)
>  {
>  	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_buf);
>  	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_end);
> +	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(log_buf_len);
> +	VMCOREINFO_SYMBOL(logged_chars)
>  }
>  #endif

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