[parisc-linux] dump module: new feature

Joel Soete joel.soete@tiscali.be
Sat, 10 May 2003 22:35:02 +0000


Bruno Vidal wrote:

>     Hi
> For people who are intersting to it, the dump modules
> is now checking that it is a swap device before
> configuring it. So it remove the risk to dump
> to a file system. It check for the swap magic
> "SWAP-SPACE" (v0) or "SWAPSPACE2" (v1). The
> partition is not necessary an active one,
> it should only be created by mkswap (so no
> file system on it).
>
>     Cheers.
>
Hi Bruno,

I just recover my b2k test system (even I quiet sure to find from place 
to place some files corrupted by its crash) and I would so now find some 
free time to test your last patch if you would still submit it to me.

Regards,
    Joel