Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 11:33:11 -0500
From: Matt Mackall <mpm@selenic.com>
To: Jon Burgess <mplayer@jburgess.uklinux.net>
Cc: linux kernel <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][RFC] Netconsole debugging tool for 2.6
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On Tue, Aug 12, 2003 at 03:13:00PM +0100, Jon Burgess wrote:
> Matt Mackall wrote:
> > I've decided to take a stab at resurrecting Ingo's netconsole patch.
> 
> Is this different from the netdump patch which RedHat include in their 
> kernel?
> 
> The RH kernel patch is at
> http://www.kernelnewbies.org/kernels/rh9/SOURCES/linux-2.4.18-netdump.patch

Ahh, so that's what's become of it.

Theirs:
- does crashdumps
- does syslog without levels
- has hooks for receive

Mine:
- works in 2.6
- has non-appalling configuration
- works as a built-in and is available earlier in boot
- does syslog with levels (haven't posted this though)


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Matt Mackall : http://www.selenic.com : of or relating to the moon
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