[Crash-utility] kdump on VFAT

[Dave Anderson]

Chris,

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Dave

----- Original Message -----
> Hi,
> 
> Buried in this thread on the BootLoaderSpec, is the discussion on the
> technical merit (or not) of using VFAT for /boot which is currently
> where kdump dumps its captured crashes, I guess. So I'm wondering if
> there are any developer concerns about dumps going to VFAT and also if
> a viable work around is putting crash dumps in /var instead?
> 
> For reference, BootLoaderSpec in effect requires VFAT for $BOOT which
> would contain bootloader configuration, kernel, initramfs, and would
> be mounted at /boot
> 
> Fedora thread to make BootLoaderSpec default in Fedora 29 (note that
> really this feature is pushing only the BootLoaderSpec file format for
> bootloader configuration; not the full spec including the VFAT
> requirement - that's still under discussion).
> https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/devel@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTKJBECHWEVF5IN6FO5TV7SIYWIMKYRT/
> 
> 
> BootLoaderSpec
> https://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Specifications/BootLoaderSpec/
> https://github.com/systemd/systemd/blob/master/doc/BOOT_LOADER_SPECIFICATION.md
> 
> 
> Thanks,
> 
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> Chris Murphy
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