Subject: port-sparc64/11949: savecore can't clean kernel coredump on sparc64
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Martin Husemann <martin@duskware.de>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/13/2001 04:28:17
>Number: 11949
>Category: port-sparc64
>Synopsis: savecore/libkvm can't clear a kernel coredump on sparc64
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: port-sparc64-maintainer
>State: open
>Class: sw-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Sat Jan 13 04:28:01 PST 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Martin Husemann
>Release: 1.5Q, about Jan 8, 2001
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD night-porter.duskware.de 1.5Q NetBSD 1.5Q (PORTER) #0: Fri Jan 5 15:25:38 MET 2001 martin@night-porter.duskware.de:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/PORTER i386
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
After having saved a core dump with savecore the core flag is not
cleared. Thus on next boot the same dump is saved again.
>How-To-Repeat:
Crash kernel, let it dump core and have savecore=YES in /etc/rc.conf
>Fix:
n/a
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: