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author | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-09-28 22:25:29 +0000 |
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committer | Ralf Baechle <ralf@linux-mips.org> | 1999-09-28 22:25:29 +0000 |
commit | 0ae8dceaebe3659ee0c3352c08125f403e77ebca (patch) | |
tree | 5085c389f09da78182b899d19fe1068b619a69dd /Documentation/oops-tracing.txt | |
parent | 273767781288c35c9d679e908672b9996cda4c34 (diff) |
Merge with 2.3.10.
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diff --git a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt index 108c3b645..ebdef0873 100644 --- a/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt +++ b/Documentation/oops-tracing.txt @@ -1,15 +1,16 @@ Quick Summary ------------- -cd /usr/src/linux/scripts/ksymoops -make ksymoops -./ksymoops < the_oops.txt +Install ksymoops from ftp://ftp.ocs.com.au/pub/ksymoops +Read the ksymoops man page. +ksymoops < the_oops.txt and send the output the maintainer of the kernel area that seems to be -involved with the problem. Don't worry too much about getting the wrong -person. If you are unsure send it to the person responsible for the code -relevant to what you were doing. If it occurs repeatably try and describe -how to recreate it. Thats worth even more than the oops +involved with the problem, not to the ksymoops maintainer. Don't worry +too much about getting the wrong person. If you are unsure send it to +the person responsible for the code relevant to what you were doing. +If it occurs repeatably try and describe how to recreate it. Thats +worth even more than the oops If you are totally stumped as to whom to send the report, send it to linux-kernel@vger.rutgers.edu. Thanks for your help in making Linux as @@ -41,9 +42,8 @@ Oh, it helps if the report happens on a kernel that is compiled with the same compiler and similar setups. The other thing to do is disassemble the "Code:" part of the bug report: -ksymoops will do this too with the correct tools (and new version of -ksymoops), but if you don't have the tools you can just do a silly -program: +ksymoops will do this too with the correct tools, but if you don't have +the tools you can just do a silly program: char str[] = "\xXX\xXX\xXX..."; main(){} |