From owner-svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Sun Apr 24 21:23:30 2016 Return-Path: Delivered-To: svn-doc-head@mailman.ysv.freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:1900:2254:206a::19:1]) by mailman.ysv.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 30995B1B9E9; Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:30 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org (repo.freebsd.org [IPv6:2610:1c1:1:6068::e6a:0]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (Client did not present a certificate) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id D9B8E1720; Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:29 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: from repo.freebsd.org ([127.0.1.37]) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id u3OLNTBF066962; Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:29 GMT (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Received: (from bcr@localhost) by repo.freebsd.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) id u3OLNTVq066961; Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:29 GMT (envelope-from bcr@FreeBSD.org) Message-Id: <201604242123.u3OLNTVq066961@repo.freebsd.org> X-Authentication-Warning: repo.freebsd.org: bcr set sender to bcr@FreeBSD.org using -f From: Benedict Reuschling Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:29 +0000 (UTC) To: doc-committers@freebsd.org, svn-doc-all@freebsd.org, svn-doc-head@freebsd.org Subject: svn commit: r48734 - head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug X-SVN-Group: doc-head MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-BeenThere: svn-doc-head@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.21 Precedence: list List-Id: SVN commit messages for the doc tree for head List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:30 -0000 Author: bcr Date: Sun Apr 24 21:23:28 2016 New Revision: 48734 URL: https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/doc/48734 Log: Rewrite my previous change to use a . That way, it is much clearer to understand and easier to read than having it all in one long sentence. Suggested by: wblock@ Sponsored by: Essen Hackathon 2016 Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug/chapter.xml Modified: head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug/chapter.xml ============================================================================== --- head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug/chapter.xml Sun Apr 24 21:10:15 2016 (r48733) +++ head/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/developers-handbook/kerneldebug/chapter.xml Sun Apr 24 21:23:28 2016 (r48734) @@ -43,15 +43,40 @@ swap device is synonymous with a swap partition. - Several types of kernel crash dumps are available: full memory - dumps, which hold the complete contents of physical memory; - minidumps, which hold only memory pages in use by the kernel - (&os;  6.2 and higher); and textdumps, which hold captured - scripted or interactive debugger output (&os; 7.1 and higher). - Minidumps are the default dump type as of &os; 7.0, and in most - cases will capture all necessary information present in a full - memory dump, as most problems can be isolated only using kernel - state. + Several types of kernel crash dumps are available: + + + Full memory dumps + + + Hold the complete contents of physical + memory. + + + + + Minidumps + + + Hold only memory pages in use by the kernel + (&os; 6.2 and higher). + + + + + Textdumps + + + Hold captured, scripted, or interactive debugger + output (&os; 7.1 and higher). + + + + + Minidumps are the default dump type as of &os; 7.0, + and in most cases will capture all necessary information + present in a full memory dump, as most problems can be + isolated only using kernel state. Configuring the Dump Device