[patch] allow crash dumps to Linux swap partitions

[Doug Barton]

On 02/18/2012 16:57, Doug Barton wrote:
> On 02/18/2012 16:54, Don Lewis wrote:
>> On 18 Feb, Doug Barton wrote:
>>> On 02/18/2012 09:50, Andrey V. Elsukov wrote:
>>>> I think we can check bp->bio_from field, something like that (not tested):
>>>
>>> That made dumpon happy anyway, thanks!  I'm a bit rusty on "how to cause
>>> a dump on purpose" nowadays .... I'm running 8-stable right now, if
>>> someone wants to give me a hint I'll test this.
>>
>> Break into DDB and type "call doadump".
> 
> Yeah, that's what I used to do, but Ctrl-Alt-Esc didn't do anything for
> me. Do I have to compile in options BREAK_TO_DEBUGGER even on a desktop?

Gah, PEBKAC! -stable != current .... I have been running current so long
I forgot that DDB isn't in the default -stable kernel. Will fix and test
the dump.


Doug

-- 

	It's always a long day; 86400 doesn't fit into a short.

	Breadth of IT experience, and depth of knowledge in the DNS.
	Yours for the right price.  :)  http://SupersetSolutions.com/