Bug 12604 - Investigate pstore access in kernels >= 2.6.39
Summary: Investigate pstore access in kernels >= 2.6.39
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: systemtap
Classification: Unclassified
Component: tapsets (show other bugs)
Version: unspecified
: P2 enhancement
Target Milestone: ---
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: 13688 (view as bug list)
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Reported: 2011-03-24 20:47 UTC by Josh Stone
Modified: 2012-02-20 19:28 UTC (History)
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Description Josh Stone 2011-03-24 20:47:07 UTC 
The new pstore is persistent storage for kernel messages.

http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=blob;f=include/linux/pstore.h
https://lwn.net/Articles/434821/
Comment 1 Josh Stone 2012-02-20 19:26:03 UTC 
*** Bug 13688 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
Comment 2 Josh Stone 2012-02-20 19:28:34 UTC 
As noted in the duped bug #13688, this would probably be most appropriate for a last-gasp sort of output, not routine transport data.