Date: Mon, 12 Jun 2006 08:33:10 -0400 From: "Michael P. Soulier" <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> To: freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG, greg.lane@internode.on.net Subject: Re: kernel panic(?) trying to copy data off failed drive with dd Message-ID: <20060612123310.GA25618@tigger.digitaltorque.ca> In-Reply-To: <200606121213.k5CCD6K8062882@lurza.secnetix.de> References: <20060612115933.GB10678@router.lane.family> <200606121213.k5CCD6K8062882@lurza.secnetix.de>
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--VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 12/06/06 Oliver Fromme said: > So, if your panic is caused purely by software error, and > it's not already known and documented, filing a PR might be > a good idea. But if faulty hardware is involved, sending > a PR is probably useless. I would think that it would depend on how the hardware is being used. If the disk with errors happens to hold the swap partition, then it's difficult to blame the kernel for crashing. If it's simply reading data, I don't think t= hat a kernel panic is acceptable. Mike --=20 Michael P. Soulier <msoulier@digitaltorque.ca> "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger and more complex... It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage to move in the opposite direction." --Albert Einstein --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb Content-Type: application/pgp-signature Content-Disposition: inline -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.2 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFEjV8GKGqCc1vIvggRAlu+AJ9UDQDvXp83RNKtU2VrVRv6RoZzYQCeNP5U c0ij3F3sLb+7zRkUk/0rz5Y= =x7Vc -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --VS++wcV0S1rZb1Fb--
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