I don't know any document introduce solaris dump. But I think source code is the best document :). sddump() in sd.c is the solaris system crash dump routine.
Javen Somnath kotur wrote: >Garett, > Thanks,is there some documentation you can >point me to or elaborate more on how exactly does this >work on solaris? I know that in windows,during >crashdump for a boot driver, a copy of the miniport >driver(HBA driver) is made and prefixed with a symbol >to give a different name and that is loaded again and >so forth, is it similiar in solaris? > >Thanks >Som >--- Garrett D'Amore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >>Javen Wu wrote: >> >> >>>hi Som, >>> >>>You need implement tran_reset() routine for >>> >>> >>coredump because sddump() >> >> >>>need the reset. >>> >>> >>> >>You need tran_reset() anyway! tran_abort() and >>tran_reset() may be >>called by sd driver when encountering certain error >>conditions, as I >>discovered myself. >> >>To support crash dumps, you also need to implement >>support for >>tran_start() when the pkt->pkt_flags includes >>FLAG_NOINTR. Interrupts >>are not enabled during dump(9e). >> >> -- Garrett >> >> >>>Cheers >>>Javen >>> >>>Somnath kotur wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>Hi Javen, >>>> >>>> I tried searching the sun docs for any >>>>information on if there is anything to be done >>>> >>>> >>for >> >> >>>>crashdump support particularly when your >>>> >>>> >>SCSI/iSCSI >> >> >>>>driver is the boot driver , just got the >>>>administration guides ,and from them i got the >>>>impression that there is really NOT much to be >>>> >>>> >>done, >> >> >>>>could you pls confirm? >>>> >>>>Thanks >>>>Som >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >____________________________________________________________________________________ > > >>>>Looking for last minute shopping deals? >>>>Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. >>>> >>>> >http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping > > >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>driver-discuss mailing list >>>[email protected] >>> >>> >>> >http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss > > >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ >Be a better friend, newshound, and >know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. >http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ > > > _______________________________________________ driver-discuss mailing list [email protected] http://mail.opensolaris.org/mailman/listinfo/driver-discuss
