Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: [PATCH v5 1/5] sysfs: Add attribute info for /sys/devices/.../coredump_disabled | From | Johannes Berg <> | Date | Wed, 10 Aug 2022 18:03:37 +0200 |
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On Wed, 2022-08-10 at 09:00 -0700, Manish Mandlik wrote: > This patch adds the specification for /sys/devices/.../coredump_disabled > attribute which allows the userspace to enable/disable devcoredump for a > particular device and drivers can use it to enable/disable functionality > accordingly. It is available when the CONFIG_DEV_COREDUMP is enabled and > driver has implemented the .coredump() callback. >
It would be nice to say _why_? What problem does this solve? You could just create the dump and discard it, instead, for example?
johannes
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