Re: [patch] add kdump_after_notifier

[Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de>]

* Takenori Nagano <t-nagano@ah.jp.nec.com> [2007-07-19 14:15]:
> 
> In latest kernel, we can't use panic_notifier_list if kdump is enabled.
> panic_notifier_list is very useful function for debug, failover, etc...
> 
> So this patch adds a control file /proc/sys/kernel/dump_after_notifier
> and resolves a problem users can not use both kdump and panic_notifier_list
> at the same time.
> 
> kdump_after_notifier = 0
>  -> panic()
>     -> crash_kexec(NULL)
> 
> kdump_after_notifier = 1
>  -> panic()
>     -> atomic_notifier_call_chain(&panic_notifier_list, 0, buf);
>     -> crash_kexec(NULL)

What's problematic about this patch? I also would like to see that
feature.


Thanks,
   Bernhard
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