kdump: documentation cleanups
This cleans up kdump documentation a bit. Plus I do not think we want to mention Linux trademark in _every_ file in documentation.... Signed-off-by: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz> Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org> Signed-off-by: Linus Torvalds <torvalds@linux-foundation.org>
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@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ dump of the system kernel's memory needs to be taken (for example, when
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the system panics). The system kernel's memory image is preserved across
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the system panics). The system kernel's memory image is preserved across
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the reboot and is accessible to the dump-capture kernel.
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the reboot and is accessible to the dump-capture kernel.
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You can use common Linux commands, such as cp and scp, to copy the
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You can use common commands, such as cp and scp, to copy the
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memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to
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memory image to a dump file on the local disk, or across the network to
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a remote system.
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a remote system.
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This is a symlink to the latest version, which at the time of writing is
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This is a symlink to the latest version, which at the time of writing is
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20061214, the only release of kexec-tools-testing so far. As other versions
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20061214, the only release of kexec-tools-testing so far. As other versions
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are made released, the older onese will remain available at
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are released, the older ones will remain available at
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/
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http://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/kernel/people/horms/kexec-tools/
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Note: Latest kexec-tools-testing git tree is available at
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Note: Latest kexec-tools-testing git tree is available at
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is called inside interrupt context or die() is called and panic_on_oops is set,
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is called inside interrupt context or die() is called and panic_on_oops is set,
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the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
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the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
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On powererpc systems when a soft-reset is generated, die() is called by all cpus
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On powerpc systems when a soft-reset is generated, die() is called by all cpus
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and the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
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and the system will boot into the dump-capture kernel.
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For testing purposes, you can trigger a crash by using "ALT-SysRq-c",
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For testing purposes, you can trigger a crash by using "ALT-SysRq-c",
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Vivek Goyal (vgoyal@in.ibm.com)
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Vivek Goyal (vgoyal@in.ibm.com)
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Maneesh Soni (maneesh@in.ibm.com)
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Maneesh Soni (maneesh@in.ibm.com)
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Trademark
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Linux is a trademark of Linus Torvalds in the United States, other
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countries, or both.
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