On Fri, 5 Dec 2025 02:21:08 -0800 Breno Leitao wrote:
> 1) Have a binary in each machine:
> 2) Send a ping directly to the console
> 3) Using per-loglevel patchset.
> 4) send messages only to netconsole (this patchset)
I think I was alluding that another option (not saying that it's the
best but IIUC your requirements it'd be the best fit)):
5) Add a keepalive configfs knob, if set to a non-zero value netconsole
will send an empty (?) message at given interval
Pros:
- truly does not require a user binary to run periodically, netcons
would set a timer in the kernel
Cons:
- does not provide the arbitrary "console bypass" message
functionality
