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* x86: fix documentation bug about relocatabilityBernhard Walle2008-07-081-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | This patch fixes a small bug in documentation: x86_64 also has now the ability to build a relocatable kernel. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: vgoyal@redhat.com Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org Signed-off-by: Ingo Molnar <mingo@elte.hu>
* kexec: make extended crashkernel= syntax less confusingMichael Ellerman2008-05-011-1/+4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | The extended crashkernel syntax is a little confusing in the way it handles ranges. eg: crashkernel=512M-2G:64M,2G-:128M Means if the machine has between 512M and 2G of memory the crash region should be 64M, and if the machine has 2G of memory the region should be 64M. Only if the machine has more than 2G memory will 128M be allocated. Although that semantic is correct, it is somewhat baffling. Instead I propose that the end of the range means the first address past the end of the range, ie: 512M up to but not including 2G. [bwalle@suse.de: clarify inclusive/exclusive in crashkernel commandline in documentation] Signed-off-by: Michael Ellerman <michael@ellerman.id.au> Acked-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Cc: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* Add documentation for extended crashkernel syntaxBernhard Walle2007-10-191-0/+26
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This adds the documentation for the extended crashkernel syntax into Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: Andi Kleen <ak@suse.de> Cc: "Luck, Tony" <tony.luck@intel.com> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Cc: Benjamin Herrenschmidt <benh@kernel.crashing.org> Cc: Paul Mundt <lethal@linux-sh.org> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* kdump: documentation cleanupsPavel Machek2007-10-171-9/+3
| | | | | | | | | This cleans up kdump documentation a bit. Plus I do not think we want to mention Linux trademark in _every_ file in documentation.... Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* Add reset_devices to the recommended parametersBernhard Walle2007-10-171-2/+2
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch adds the "reset_devices" option (that's used only by one device driver for now) to the recommended list of command line parameters for kdump. Meaning (Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt): reset_devices [KNL] Force drivers to reset the underlying device during initialization. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Cc: Haren Myneni <hbabu@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* Express new ELF32 mechanisms in documentationBernhard Walle2007-10-171-5/+7
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch reflects the http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/horms/kexec-tools-testing.git;a=commit;h=b9c3648e690ad0dad12389659673206213a09760 change in kexec-tools-testing also now in the kernel documentation. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Cc: Haren Myneni <hbabu@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* Express relocatability of kernel on x86_64 in documentationBernhard Walle2007-10-171-29/+6
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | This patch adapts the Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt file to express the fact that the x86_64 kernel is now also relocatable. This makes i386 and x86_64 now behave the same, simplifying the documentation. Signed-off-by: Bernhard Walle <bwalle@suse.de> Cc: "Randy.Dunlap" <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Cc: Haren Myneni <hbabu@us.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] PPC64 Kdump documentation updateSimon Horman2007-02-201-11/+13
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | Patch from Mohan Kumar M to add the ppc64 portions of the kdump documentation. http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.linux.kernel/481689/focus=3375 Cc: Mohan Kumar M <mohan@in.ibm.com> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Cc: Paul Mackerras <paulus@samba.org> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] kexec: fix references to init in documentation for kexecHorms2007-02-121-4/+4
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | I've noticed that the boot options are not correct for in the documentation for kdump. The "init" keyword is not necessary, and causes a kernel panic when booting with an initrd on Fedora 5. [horms@verge.net.au: put original comment with the latest version of the patch] Signed-off-by: Judith Lebzeelter <judith@osdl.org> Acked-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Cc: "Eric W. Biederman" <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] Kdump documentation update: ia64 portionHorms2007-01-231-7/+29
| | | | | | | | | | this patch fills in the portions for ia64 kexec. Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Cc: "Zou, Nanhai" <nanhai.zou@intel.com> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] Kdump documentation update: kexec-tools updateHorms2007-01-231-4/+9
| | | | | | | | | | | Mohan Kumar suggested making kexec-tools-testing.tar.gz a link to the latest version. I have done this and this patch updates the documentation accordingly. Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@verge.net.au> Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
* [PATCH] Kdump documentation updateVivek Goyal2007-01-111-72/+152
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | o Kdump documentation update. - Update details for using relocatable kernel. - Start using kexec-tools-testing release as it is latest and old kexec-tools can't load relocatable bzImage file. - Also add kdump on ia64 specific details. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Cc: Horms <horms@verge.net.au> Cc: Mohan Kumar M <mohan@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* Documentation: remove duplicated wordsPaolo Ornati2006-10-031-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Remove many duplicated words under Documentation/ and do other small cleanups. Examples: "and and" --> "and" "in in" --> "in" "the the" --> "the" "the the" --> "to the" ... Signed-off-by: Paolo Ornati <ornati@fastwebnet.it> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
* fix paniced->panicked typosLee Revell2006-06-261-1/+1
| | | | | | | | | In a testament to the utter simplicity and logic of the English language ;-), I found a single correct use - in kernel/panic.c - and 10-15 incorrect ones. Signed-Off-By: Lee Revell <rlrevell@joe-job.com> Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@stusta.de>
* [PATCH] Updated kdump documentationDavid Wilder2006-06-251-125/+295
| | | | | | Cc: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] kdump: add dmesg gdbmacro into documentAkinobu Mita2006-01-111-0/+22
| | | | | | | | Add gdb macro which print the kernel ring buffer into kdump docs Signed-off-by: Akinobu Mita <mita@miraclelinux.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] Kdump documentation updateManeesh Soni2006-01-101-70/+79
| | | | | | | | | Update the kdump documentation to reflect the changes due to recent kernel config option changes for kexec and kdump. Signed-off-by: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] More documentation, minor cleanup in kdump.txtVivek Goyal2005-09-131-3/+8
| | | | | | | | | Added clarification on the root device format to be used for second kernel, as well as specifying initrd if drivers are built as modules. Signed-off-by: Kishore Sampathkumar <kishore.sampathkumar@hp.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] Kdump: Documentation UpdateVivek Goyal2005-09-091-8/+8
| | | | | | | | | There are minor changes in command line options in kexec-tools for kdump. This patch updates the documentation to reflect those changes. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] kdump documentation update to introduce use of irqpollVivek Goyal2005-06-251-11/+17
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | o Specify "irqpoll" command line option which loading second kernel. This helps in reducing driver initialization failures in second kernel due to shared interrupts. o Enabled LAPIC/IOAPIC support for UP kernels in second kernel. This reduces the chances of devices sharing the irq and hence reduces the chances of driver initialization failures in second kernel. o Build a UP capture kernel and disabled SMP support. Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
* [PATCH] kdump: Documentation for KdumpVivek Goyal2005-06-252-0/+314
This patch contains the documentation for the kexec based crash dump tool. Quick kdump-howto ================================================================ 1) Download and build kexec-tools. 2) Download and build the latest kexec/kdump (-mm) kernel patchset. Two kernels need to be built in order to get this feature working. A) First kernel: a) Enable "kexec system call" feature: CONFIG_KEXEC=y b) Physical load address (use default): CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x100000 c) Enable "sysfs file system support": CONFIG_SYSFS=y d) Boot into first kernel with the command line parameter "crashkernel=Y@X": For example: "crashkernel=64M@16M". B) Second kernel: a) Enable "kernel crash dumps" feature: CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y b) Physical load addreess, use same load address as X in "crashkernel" kernel parameter in d) above, e.g., 16 MB or 0x1000000. CONFIG_PHYSICAL_START=0x1000000 c) Enable "/proc/vmcore support" (Optional, in Pseudo filesystems). CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE=y 3) Boot into the first kernel. 4) Load the second kernel to be booted using: kexec -p <second-kernel> --crash-dump --args-linux --append="root=<root-dev> maxcpus=1 init 1" 5) System reboots into the second kernel when a panic occurs. A module can be written to force the panic, for testing purposes. 6) See Documentation/kdump.txt for how to read the first kernel's memory image and how to analyze it. Signed-off-by: Hariprasad Nellitheertha <hari@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Eric Biederman <ebiederm@xmission.com> Signed-off-by: Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: randy_dunlap <rdunlap@xenotime.net> Signed-off-by: Maneesh Soni <maneesh@in.ibm.com> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@osdl.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@osdl.org>
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