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Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:06:51 +0000
From: Pavel Machek <pavel@suse.cz>
To: Remco Post <r.post@sara.nl>
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       Alan Cox <alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk>, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: writing OOPS/panic info to nvram?
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Hi!

> driver oopses... Maybe do something like:
> 
> if there is enough space on disk && ..., use that else
> if there is a swap over nfs && ..., use that else
> if there is a tape drive attaced and a tape is present and it is 
> writeable... else
> if there is nvram available use that

You just killed any data you had on the tape... too bad.
								Pavel
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