kexec-tools/live-image-kdump-howto.txt
Xunlei Pang 3b311653f2 Revert "kdumpctl: filter 'root' kernel parameter when running in live images"
This reverts commit 892bea7aa

We already eliminated the root filesystem by removing "root=X"
in case of non-root dumping, and for livecd it must be non-root
dumping according to "live-image-kdump-howto.txt".

So it's time to revert this commit.

Also update "live-image-kdump-howto.txt", make sure users do not
configure "default dump_to_rootfs".

Signed-off-by: Xunlei Pang <xlpang@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Pratyush Anand <panand@redhat.com>
Acked-by:Dave Young <dyoung@redhat.com>
2017-04-11 16:03:12 +08:00

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Kdump now works on live images with some manual configurations. Here is the step
by step guide.
1. Enable crashkernel reservation
Since there isn't any config file that can be used to configure kernel
parameters for live images before booting them, we have to append 'crashkernel'
argument in boot menu every time we boot a live image.
2. Change dump target in /etc/kdump.conf
When kdump kernel boots in a live environment, the default target /var/crash is
in RAM so you need to change the dump target to an external disk or a network
dump target.
Besides, make sure that "default dump_to_rootfs" is not specified.
3. Start kdump service
$ kdumpctl start
4. Trigger a kdump test
$ echo 1 > /proc/sys/kernel/sysrq
$ echo c > /proc/sysrq-trigger