[FE training-materials-updates] Kernel: remove kexex/kdump

Michael Opdenacker michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com
Fri Jul 24 12:28:15 CEST 2015


Repository : git://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials.git

On branch  : master
Link       : http://git.free-electrons.com/training-materials/commit/?id=49c54cfbc6d8ebedb850180f4904c62511535ed2

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commit 49c54cfbc6d8ebedb850180f4904c62511535ed2
Author: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>
Date:   Fri Jul 24 12:27:14 2015 +0200

    Kernel: remove kexex/kdump
    
    - Rarely used and a bit difficult to setup
    - Console messages should help in most cases anyway.
    - Taking time to explain during a course
    
    Don't hesitate to revert if you don't agree
    
    Signed-off-by: Michael Opdenacker <michael.opdenacker at free-electrons.com>


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49c54cfbc6d8ebedb850180f4904c62511535ed2
 .../kernel-driver-development-debugging.tex           | 19 -------------------
 1 file changed, 19 deletions(-)

diff --git a/slides/kernel-driver-development-debugging/kernel-driver-development-debugging.tex b/slides/kernel-driver-development-debugging/kernel-driver-development-debugging.tex
index 9252ff2..73ee19e 100644
--- a/slides/kernel-driver-development-debugging/kernel-driver-development-debugging.tex
+++ b/slides/kernel-driver-development-debugging/kernel-driver-development-debugging.tex
@@ -262,22 +262,3 @@
     \url{http://j.mp/18oMRHx}
   \end{itemize}
 \end{frame}
-
-\begin{frame}
-  \frametitle{Kernel Crash Analysis with kexec/kdump}
-  \begin{columns}
-    \column{0.6\textwidth}
-    \begin{itemize}
-    \item \code{kexec} system call: makes it possible to call a new
-      kernel, without rebooting and going through the BIOS / firmware.
-    \item Idea: after a kernel panic, make the kernel automatically
-      execute a new, clean kernel from a reserved location in RAM, to
-      perform post-mortem analysis of the memory of the crashed
-      kernel.
-    \item See \kerneldoc{kdump/kdump.txt} in the kernel
-      sources for details.
-    \end{itemize}
-    \column{0.4\textwidth}
-    \includegraphics[width=\textwidth]{slides/kernel-driver-development-debugging/kexec.pdf}
-  \end{columns}
-\end{frame}



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