| 1 | == pstore == |
| 2 | |
| 3 | do debug the boot process the pstore driver is used to create a persitant storage area that survives boot. |
| 4 | |
| 5 | The principle idea is: |
| 6 | - boot the boot image that you want to debug and write the boot log to pstore |
| 7 | - generate a kernel panic |
| 8 | - boot a recovery boot image that also has pstore enabled to analyze the log |
| 9 | |
| 10 | === Kernel === |
| 11 | The following options have to be enabled in the kernel config (in both boot images) |
| 12 | |
| 13 | {{{ |
| 14 | CONFIG_PSTORE=y |
| 15 | CONFIG_PSTORE_CONSOLE=y |
| 16 | CONFIG_PSTORE_PMSG=y |
| 17 | CONFIG_PSTORE_RAM=y |
| 18 | }}} |
| 19 | |
| 20 | == Kernel panic == |
| 21 | I am using the attached kernel module to create a kernel panic (modprobe the module) |