RFC proposal for dynamic configurable netconsole
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| # | Subject and files | Size | Replies | Applied |
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| 1/6 | marking __initdrivers/ | +2 | 1 reply | |
| 2/6 | support multiple loggingdrivers/ | +96 | 2 replies | |
| 3/6 | add interface for netconsole using sysfsdrivers/ | +220 | 0 replies | |
| 4/6 | using symlink for the net_devicedrivers/ | +71 | 0 replies | |
| 5/6 | switch function of netpolldrivers/ | +55 | 0 replies | |
| 6/6 | add ioctls for adding/removing targetdrivers/ fs/ include/ +1 more | +87 | 3 replies |
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Cover letter [RFC][PATCH -mm take3 0/6][resend] proposal for dynamic configurable netconsole
From: Keiichi KII <[email protected]>
The netconsole is a very useful module for collecting kernel message under certain circumstances(e.g. disk logging fails, serial port is unavailable).
But current netconsole is not flexible. For example, if you want to change ip address for logging agent, in the case of built-in netconsole, you can't change config except for changing boot parameter and rebooting your system, or in the case of module netconsole, you need to remove it and reload with different parameters.
So, I propose the following extended features for netconsole.
1) support for multiple logging agents.
2) add interface to access each parameter of netconsole using sysfs.
[changes since take2]
-changing kernel base from 2.6.20-rc1-mm1 to 2.6.21-rc3.mm2. -using symbolic link for network device.
-changing in part interface from sysfs to ioctl,
because Stephen Hemminger advised us that it is a misuse that sysfs has the behavior with magic side effect such as adding/removing port.
This patch is for linux-2.6.21-rc3-mm2 and is divided to each function. Your comments are very welcome.
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