Subject: Re: kern/8696: no obvious `sync' command in ddb
To: None <lukem@cs.rmit.edu.au>
From: Simon Burge <simonb@netbsd.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 10/28/1999 10:57:48
Luke Mewburn wrote:
>
> >Number: 8696
> >Category: kern
> >Synopsis: there's no obvious `sync' command in ddb
>
> >Description:
> i have ddb in my kernels, and occasional the kernels panic.
> it would be really nice if there was an obvious way to force
> the system to attempt to dump core and then reboot.
>
> i'm thinking of something like `sync' (a la openprom on the
> sparcs)
>
> >Fix:
> come up with an MI way to do this, and add the command...
"call reboot 0x100" (ie RB_DUMP)? I don't have a machine sitting at the
ddb prompt to test this right now...
Simon.