[ale] server crash

[James P. Kinney III]

On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 09:57, Stuffed Crust wrote:
> On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 09:58:26AM -0500, Jeff Hubbs wrote:
> > Speaking only academically, I don't see how it could!
> > 
> > On Mon, 2003-11-17 at 09:32, James P. Kinney III wrote:
> > > When a linux box drops core into /proc/kcore, will that file survive a
> > > reboot? I was _looking_ at /proc when the coredump happened!
> 
> /proc/kcore is a "live" image of the kernel, in the form of a coredump 
> file.  It's used in conjuction with gdb to debug a running system.
> 
> The file isn't preserved across reboots, it's simply always there. :)
arrggghhhh!
I really needed that core file to try and decode the what is happening.
This machine has a history of being cranky. There is a kernel patch for
making tombstones but it is not available for the kernel version being
used.

> 
>  - Pizza
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