Date: Wed, 21 Jan 2004 01:48:18 +0000 From: Ian Dowse <iedowse@maths.tcd.ie> To: Kenneth Culver <culverk@sweetdreamsracing.biz> Cc: cvs-all@FreeBSD.org Subject: backtrace() and the console log (was Re: cvs commit: src/sys/alpha...) Message-ID: <200401210148.aa95501@salmon.maths.tcd.ie> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Tue, 20 Jan 2004 14:45:05 EST." <20040120144505.ccsc4kog4c88sgww@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz>
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In message <20040120144505.ccsc4kog4c88sgww@www.sweetdreamsracing.biz>, Kenneth
Culver writes:
>Quoting Nate Lawson <nate@root.org>:
>> * Fix backtrace() so the output goes to the console log. Right now, we
>> get output that needs to be hand-transcribed or use a serial console.
>
>This is also very useful for when FreeBSD crashes when X is running. If X is
>running, the only option is a serial console, as you can't see the crash to
>transcribe it otherwise, and most people don't have the spare computer to use
>as a serial console.
I've been using the following patch for a while to get backtrace()
to output to the kernel message buffer. Sending all ddb output via
printf might be undesirable for some cases, but I guess having it
configurable with a `debug.ddb_use_printf' sysctl that defaults to
the old behaviour would be ok?
Ian
Index: db_output.c
===================================================================
RCS file: /dump/FreeBSD-CVS/src/sys/ddb/db_output.c,v
retrieving revision 1.29
diff -u -r1.29 db_output.c
--- db_output.c 31 Jul 2003 17:27:52 -0000 1.29
+++ db_output.c 7 Sep 2003 18:50:30 -0000
@@ -103,6 +103,18 @@
void * arg;
{
+#if 1
+ printf("%c", c);
+ if (c == '\r' || c == '\n')
+ db_check_interrupt();
+ if (c == '\n' && db_maxlines > 0 && db_page_callout != NULL) {
+ db_newlines++;
+ if (db_newlines >= db_maxlines) {
+ db_maxlines = -1;
+ db_page_callout(db_page_callout_arg);
+ }
+ }
+#else
if (c > ' ' && c <= '~') {
/*
* Printing character.
@@ -148,6 +160,7 @@
cnputc(c);
}
/* other characters are assumed non-printing */
+#endif
}
/*
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