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authorPavel Machek <pavel@ucw.cz>2007-10-17 02:31:28 -0400
committerLinus Torvalds <torvalds@woody.linux-foundation.org>2007-10-17 11:43:06 -0400
commitf4e875704d8ebf0323235e635e666432f097ae42 (patch)
tree22cbf6c28d3f65ce85f5fc7f537c2b046bc2141e /Documentation
parentd1482f40c975e883f209aab659ec75a0afd84075 (diff)
kdump: documentation cleanups
This cleans up kdump documentation a bit. Plus I do not think we want to mention Linux trademark in _every_ file in documentation.... Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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-rw-r--r--Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt12
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 9 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
index 96d832b22217..1b37b28cc234 100644
--- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
+++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dump of the system kernel's memory needs to be taken (for example, when
13the system panics). The system kernel's memory image is preserved across 13the system panics). The system kernel's memory image is preserved across
14the reboot and is accessible to the dump-capture kernel. 14the reboot and is accessible to the dump-capture kernel.
15 15
16You can use common Linux commands, such as cp and scp, to copy the 16You can use common commands, such as cp and scp, to copy the
17memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to 17memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to
18a remote system. 18a remote system.
19 19
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/kexec-tools-test
69 69
70This is a symlink to the latest version, which at the time of writing is 70This is a symlink to the latest version, which at the time of writing is
7120061214, the only release of kexec-tools-testing so far. As other versions 7120061214, the only release of kexec-tools-testing so far. As other versions
72are made released, the older onese will remain available at 72are released, the older ones will remain available at
73http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/ 73http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/
74 74
75Note: Latest kexec-tools-testing git tree is available at 75Note: Latest kexec-tools-testing git tree is available at
@@ -339,7 +339,7 @@ If die() is called, and it happens to be a thread with pid 0 or 1, or die()
339is called inside interrupt context or die() is called and panic_on_oops is set, 339is called inside interrupt context or die() is called and panic_on_oops is set,
340the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel. 340the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
341 341
342On powererpc systems when a soft-reset is generated, die() is called by all cpus 342On powerpc systems when a soft-reset is generated, die() is called by all cpus
343and the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel. 343and the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
344 344
345For testing purposes, you can trigger a crash by using "ALT-SysRq-c", 345For testing purposes, you can trigger a crash by using "ALT-SysRq-c",
@@ -405,9 +405,3 @@ Contact
405Vivek Goyal (vgoyal@in.ibm.com) 405Vivek Goyal (vgoyal@in.ibm.com)
406Maneesh Soni (maneesh@in.ibm.com) 406Maneesh Soni (maneesh@in.ibm.com)
407 407
408
409Trademark
410=========
411
412Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other
413countries, or both.