Re: [PATCH] Documentation: ksymoops should no longer be used to decode Oops messages

From: Alexey Dobriyan
Date: Wed Oct 05 2005 - 16:17:52 EST


On Wed, Oct 05, 2005 at 10:39:43PM +0200, Jesper Juhl wrote:
> Document the fact that ksymoops should no longer be used to decode Oops
> messages.

If it's considered harmful, better remove all references to ksymoops.
2.4 users will happily grab their copy of this file from 2.4 tree.

> Ksymoops
> --------
>
> -If the unthinkable happens and your kernel oopses, you'll need a 2.4
> -version of ksymoops to decode the report; see REPORTING-BUGS in the
> -root of the Linux source for more information.
> +With a 2.4 kernel you need ksymoops to decode a kernel Oops message. With
> +2.6 kernels ksymoops is no longer needed and should not be used.

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