Date: Thu, 4 Mar 2010 10:55:56 -0800 From: Jason <jhelfman@e-e.com> To: sean connolly <connollys1@yahoo.com> Cc: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Automated kernel crash reporting system Message-ID: <20100304185553.GA41984@eggman.experts-exchange.com> In-Reply-To: <775910.52553.qm@web35807.mail.mud.yahoo.com> References: <cf9b1ee01003040409xeba9a74q60d0f3bbc039b147@mail.gmail.com> <alpine.BSF.2.00.1003040802540.46189@pragry.qngnvk.ybpny> <775910.52553.qm@web35807.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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On Thu, Mar 04, 2010 at 05:50:56AM -0800, sean connolly thus spake: >Hi Dan, > >Automatic reporting would end up being a mess given that panics can be caused by hardware problems. Having an autoreport check if memtest was run before it reports, or having it only run with -CURRENTmight be useful. > >Sean > I only slightly disagree, in that in a production environment it may be useful to have the information regardless of the branch to report to an internal company e-mail address. But, maybe there is a routine for -CURRENT to go to @freebsd, in addition to an internal address. Just some thoughts... -j > > > >________________________________ >From: jhell <jhell@DataIX.net> >To: Dan Naumov <dan.naumov@gmail.com> >Cc: FreeBSD Hackers <freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org>; freebsd-questions@freebsd.org >Sent: Thu, March 4, 2010 8:06:50 AM >Subject: Re: Automated kernel crash reporting system > > >On Thu, 4 Mar 2010 07:09, dan.naumov@ wrote: >> Hello >> >> I noticed the following on the FreeBSD website: >> http://www.freebsd.org/projects/ideas/ideas.html#p-autoreport Has >> there been any progress/work done on the automated kernel crash >> reporting system? The current ways of enabling and gathering the >> information required by developers for investigating panics and >> similar issues are unintuitive and user-hostile to say the least and >> anything to automate the process would be a very welcome addition. >> >> >> - Sincerely, >> Dan Naumov >> > >Hi Dan, > >I am assuming that the output of crashinfo_enable="YES" is not what you >are talking about is it ? are you aware of it ? > >The info contained in the crashinfo.txt.N is pretty informative for >developers, maybe your talking about another way of submitting it ? > >Regards, > >-- > > jhell > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"
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