Re: Oops assist...
Keith Owens (kaos@ocs.com.au)
Thu, 06 May 1999 17:56:56 +1000
On Wed, 5 May 1999 21:57:56 -0400 (EDT),
Al Lipscomb <arl@q7.net> wrote:
>Mark an known location in memory after the kernel loads with a special
>pattern and some kernel environmental information. Set aside some space
>for problems. In a normal reboot clear this area on the way down. In a
>panic try and add some information to the reserved area.
You are making a big assumption, that memory is untouched after a
reboot. It seems that most PC BIOS's destroy memory on startup. Now
if somebody could show otherwise, then your suggestion would be
worthwhile.
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