Date: Sun, 24 Apr 2016 21:23:29 +0000 (UTC) From: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> 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 Message-ID: <201604242123.u3OLNTVq066961@repo.freebsd.org>
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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 <variablelist>. 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 @@ <quote>swap device</quote> is synonymous with a <quote>swap partition.</quote></para></note> - <para>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.</para> + <para>Several types of kernel crash dumps are available:</para> + <variablelist> + <varlistentry> + <term>Full memory dumps</term> + + <listitem> + <para>Hold the complete contents of physical + memory.</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Minidumps</term> + + <listitem> + <para>Hold only memory pages in use by the kernel + (&os; 6.2 and higher).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + + <varlistentry> + <term>Textdumps</term> + + <listitem> + <para>Hold captured, scripted, or interactive debugger + output (&os; 7.1 and higher).</para> + </listitem> + </varlistentry> + </variablelist> + + <para>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.</para> <sect2 xml:id="config-dumpdev"> <title>Configuring the Dump Device</title>
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