> On Mon, 19 Jan 1998, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
> > > Thats all I can think of right now.. I'm sure there are many more things
> > > that I would feel nessassary in a 3.0 release.. I'm sure others can add..
> > How about a kernel panic core memory dump to disk for forensic research?
>
> The current logic behind not doing this in linux is that since its
> impossible to do it perfectly (e.g. 100% foolproof under all situations),
> it shouldnt be done at all. (Still, BSD manages to do it).
>
> -Dan
I think you should point out the classic horror story:
Imagine the panic results in the coruption of the disk driver or the FS
and it decides to dump core all over your important data..