It's a start but I was really hoping for something that covers the common pitfalls, too, and includes more of a walkthrough for the uninitiated. I think I'll have to write it.
On Sat, Feb 14, 2015 at 12:05:00AM -0800, Andy Zhou wrote: > A quick web search did not lead to anything directly usable. How about > the following. > > ------------------------------------------- > > Core files are usually generated in the same directory as the running > program with a name 'core'. However, whether a core file will be > generated, its filename and location can be influenced by a number of > factors. 'man core' gives more details. > > When a core file is generated, the backtrace can be obtained by running gdb. > gdb <program> <core file> > Once inside gdb, issue a 'bt' command to obtain the backtrace. > 'man gdb' gives more details about gdb. > > On Mon, Feb 9, 2015 at 11:12 AM, Ben Pfaff <[email protected]> wrote: > > Occasionally (as today) I find myself asking a user to get a core dump > > and a backtrace, and find that the user doesn't have any of the skills > > or knowledge to do that. Does anyone know of a good document that > > walks a user through how to do this (not necessarily OVS-specific)? I > > don't want to hand-hold but I do want to help. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Ben. > > _______________________________________________ > > discuss mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://openvswitch.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss
