[PATCH 0/5] make '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary for re-filtering.

[CAI Qian]

Hello Ken'ichi!

This series of patches is working great here.

Thanks!
CAI Qian

From: "Ken'ichi Ohmichi" <oomichi at mxs.nes.nec.co.jp>
Subject: [PATCH 0/5] make '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary for re-filtering.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:18:44 +0900

> 
> Hi,
> 
> Ken'ichi Ohmichi wrote:
>> Hi CAI,
>> 
>> Thank you for testing and a good point.
>> 
>> CAI Qian wrote:
>>>> makedumpfile version 1.3.4 is released.
>>>> Your comments/patches are welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Changelog:
>>>>  o New feature
>>>>    - Support kdump-compressed format for input file. (by Takao Indoh)
>>>>       A new makedumpfile can read dumpfile which is kdump-compressed format
>>>>       instead of /proc/vmcore and re-filter it.
>>> Does it need to specify either a vmlinux or vmcoreinfo file?
>> 
>> Yes, we need to do it for re-filtering now.
>> But it is not difficult to implement a feature that it is not
>> necessary to specify either a vmlinux or vmcoreinfo file for
>> re-filtering. I will try to implement the feature.
> 
> I created the patchset for implementing the above feature.
> Any comments/patches are welcome.
> 
> ---
> [PATCH 0/5] make '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary for re-filtering.
> 
> makedumpfile v1.3.4 can read a dumpfile which is kdump-compressed
> format instead of /proc/vmcore and re-filter it.
> 
> When re-filtering, it is necessary to specify '-x'/'-i' option.
> If not specifying, makedumpfile fails like the following:
> 
>  # ./makedumpfile -c -d 3 vmcore vmcore.1
>  ...
>  The dumpfile is saved to vmcore.1
>  ...
>  #
>  # /makedumpfile -c -d 31 vmcore.1 vmcore.2
>  vmcore.1 doesn't contain vmcoreinfo.
>  Specify '-x' option or '-i' option.
>  Commandline parameter is invalid.
>  Try `makedumpfile --help' for more information.
>  #
> 
> For usability, this patchset makes '-x'/'-i' option unnecessary
> for re-filtering.
> 
> 
> Thanks
> Ken'ichi Ohmichi
> 
> 
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