X-Git-Url: https://git.openpandora.org/cgi-bin/gitweb.cgi?a=blobdiff_plain;f=Documentation%2Fkdump%2Fkdump.txt;h=3f4bc840da8b7c068076dd057216e846e098db9f;hb=86d758ef2cb0677b471a88ffe33a29cdfec4ceca;hp=0705040531a534c2c153c1289fe0febf92926a61;hpb=f3efbe582b5396d134024c03a5fa253f2a85d9a6;p=pandora-kernel.git diff --git a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt index 0705040531a5..3f4bc840da8b 100644 --- a/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt +++ b/Documentation/kdump/kdump.txt @@ -109,7 +109,8 @@ There are two possible methods of using Kdump. 2) Or use the system kernel binary itself as dump-capture kernel and there is no need to build a separate dump-capture kernel. This is possible only with the architecutres which support a relocatable kernel. As - of today, i386, x86_64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable kernel. + of today, i386, x86_64, ppc64 and ia64 architectures support relocatable + kernel. Building a relocatable kernel is advantageous from the point of view that one does not have to build a second kernel for capturing the dump. But @@ -207,8 +208,15 @@ Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, i386 and x86_64) Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ppc64) ---------------------------------------------------------- -* Make and install the kernel and its modules. DO NOT add this kernel - to the boot loader configuration files. +1) Enable "Build a kdump crash kernel" support under "Kernel" options: + + CONFIG_CRASH_DUMP=y + +2) Enable "Build a relocatable kernel" support + + CONFIG_RELOCATABLE=y + + Make and install the kernel and its modules. Dump-capture kernel config options (Arch Dependent, ia64) ----------------------------------------------------------