linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] add blockconsole version 1.1

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Date:	Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:33:16 +0100
From:	Tvrtko Ursulin <tvrtko.ursulin@...lan.co.uk>
To:	Jörn Engel <joern@...fs.org>
Cc:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Jeff Moyer <jmoyer@...hat.com>,
	Steve Hodgson <steve@...estorage.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] add blockconsole version 1.1

Hi,

On Thursday 12 Jul 2012 18:46:34 Jörn Engel wrote:
> Console driver similar to netconsole, except it writes to a block
> device.  Can be useful in a setup where netconsole, for whatever
> reasons, is impractical.

Perhaps you need to add a word or two about limitations compared to netconsole 
in documentation because it is quite significant difference in reliability? I 
mean so it is not assumed it is analogous to netconsole but just a different 
underlying media. I don't know if someone would expect it, but better said 
than not. 

I second the notion that logging to partitions would be useful.

Also, and I haven't checked what the swap format is, if it could somehow be 
integrated together that could be useful.

Tvrtko
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