Messages in this thread | | | From | Jeff Moyer <> | Subject | Re: [RFC][PATCH] add blockconsole | Date | Wed, 25 Apr 2012 09:42:39 -0400 |
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Jörn Engel <joern@logfs.org> writes:
> 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.
Hi, Joern,
Neat idea, but I'm curious to know how it works when the system panics and you no longer can schedule the writeback thread. What are the limitations you've seen in practice?
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