linux-kernel - Re: crash binary for latest unreleased kernel

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Date:   Sat, 27 Jan 2018 05:32:45 +0100
From:   Mike Galbraith <efault@....de>
To:     Joe Smith <codesoldier1@...il.com>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: crash binary for latest unreleased kernel

On Fri, 2018-01-26 at 12:52 -0800, Joe Smith wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I am doing development on the latest unreleased kernel on a system
> running ubuntu 16.04. I can not get crash dump to be saved or use
> crash on the live system. I have tried compiling crash on the system.
> 
> What is the trick to do development on the latest kernel using a
> system installed with old release.

You have to either be motivated enough to fix crash and friends up as
they get busted, or lazy enough to wait for maintainers to do so for
you.  I've done a bit of both, but the later is my favorite :)

	-Mike