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Message-Id: <20110206201448.4a259575.rdunlap@xenotime.net> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 20:14:48 -0800 From: Randy Dunlap <rdunlap@...otime.net> To: Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au> Cc: "Ahmed S. Darwish" <darwish.07@...il.com>, Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...hat.com>, Haren Myneni <hbabu@...ibm.com>, Eric Biederman <ebiederm@...ssion.com>, kexec@...ts.infradead.org, LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, linux-doc@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: [PATCH -next] Documentation: Improve crashkernel= description On Mon, 7 Feb 2011 06:57:33 +0900 Simon Horman wrote: > On Sun, Feb 06, 2011 at 05:41:08PM +0200, Ahmed S. Darwish wrote: > > (Also applicable over 2.6.38-rc3) > > > > Had to explore two C code files to make sense of the 'crashkernel=' > > kernel parameter values. Improve the situation. > > > > Signed-off-by: Ahmed S. Darwish <darwish.07@...il.com> > > --- > > > > diff --git a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > > index 89835a4..8f26b42 100644 > > --- a/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > > +++ b/Documentation/kernel-parameters.txt > > @@ -545,9 +545,12 @@ and is between 256 and 4096 characters. It is defined in the file > > Format: > > <first_slot>,<last_slot>,<port>,<enum_bit>[,<debug>] > > > > - crashkernel=nn[KMG]@ss[KMG] > > - [KNL] Reserve a chunk of physical memory to > > - hold a kernel to switch to with kexec on panic. > > + crashkernel=size[KMG][@offset[KMG]] > > + [KNL] Using kexec, Linux can switch to a 'crash kernel' > > + upon panic. This parameter reserves the physical > > + memory region [offset, offset + size] for that kernel > > + image. If the '@...set' part was ignored, Linux finds > > + a suitable crash image start address automatically. > > I think this would be further improved as: > > ... If '@...set' is omitted then a suitable > offset is selected automatically. > > > > > crashkernel=range1:size1[,range2:size2,...][@offset] > > [KNL] Same as above, but depends on the memory Hi, I also prefer Simon's change. Can you please resend an updated patch? thanks, --- ~Randy *** Remember to use Documentation/SubmitChecklist when testing your code *** -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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