Date: Tue, 24 Jun 1997 07:41:05 -0400 (EDT) From: Thomas David Rivers <ponds!rivers@dg-rtp.dg.com> To: ponds!staff.communique.net!mango, ponds!atrad.adelaide.edu.au!msmith Cc: ponds!freefall.freebsd.org!freebsd-hackers Subject: Re: core dump and tftp ... Message-ID: <199706241141.HAA04453@lakes.water.net>
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> > Raul Zighelboim stands accused of saying: > > > > Is there a way to get FreeBSD to send core dumps _in the event of a > > crash_ to a tftp server instead than to the swap file ? > > Not without lots of work, no. The workstations that support this manage > to do it by having a completely separate TCP stack in their firmware; once > the kernel has crashed there's no way that you could expect it to be able > to continue functioning. > > Sorry this isn't the answer you were looking for. > What about this idea - an option to savecore to send the image in the swap file somewhere via tftp. Then, when the kernel returns (and is presumably working), you get the same effect... - Dave Rivers -
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