Date: Sun, 8 Jan 2012 15:33:08 -0800 From: Xin LI <delphij@gmail.com> To: Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> Cc: arch@freebsd.org, Don Lewis <truckman@freebsd.org> Subject: Re: [patch] allow crash dumps to Linux swap partitions Message-ID: <CAGMYy3sHDE3=mV_O8GSK1ijN%2B-DgfKU_%2Bnj_=e311zK=o0CBOg@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <CAGH67wQYJoF66Duwy3AZfTqGb1k3Tgk8D=gcBduk2YUgWRmEHQ@mail.gmail.com> References: <201201082035.q08KZjL5024434@gw.catspoiler.org> <CAGH67wQYJoF66Duwy3AZfTqGb1k3Tgk8D=gcBduk2YUgWRmEHQ@mail.gmail.com>
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On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 3:03 PM, Garrett Cooper <yanegomi@gmail.com> wrote: > On Sun, Jan 8, 2012 at 12:35 PM, Don Lewis <truckman@freebsd.org> wrote: >> I've got a machine that is set up to dual boot both FreeBSD and Linux. >> It is also disk space impaired, so to make the best use possible of the >> available space, I have FreeBSD set up to swap to the Linux swap >> partition. Until now I haven't had working crash dumps because geom >> didn't permit crash dumps to Linux swap partitions. This patch removes >> that limitation. This could be useful for users of laptops who boot >> multiple operating systems. > > Seems like a good idea, but could dumping to a Linux partition > confuse FreeBSD or vice versa? Unlikely, these are scratch spaces and validated upon boot (i.e. the dump saver would "taste" before saving). Cheers, -- Xin LI <delphij@delphij.net> https://www.delphij.net/ FreeBSD - The Power to Serve! Live free or diehome | help
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