Messages in this thread | | | From | "Luck, Tony" <> | Date | Thu, 27 Jan 2011 10:35:21 -0800 | Subject | RE: [PATCH 0/2][concept RFC] x86: BIOS-save kernel log to disk upon panic |
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> - A bar code is encoded and i generally want to know what info i'm sending to > potentially untrusted parties ... also, i want to be sure i'm sending the right > oops, at a glance, before hitting 'send' on the email.
Maybe someone will write an iPhone/Android/Meego app that takes the picture, does The decode and lets you look, together with options on whether to just send to Your e-mail address, or to Cc; kerneloops?
> - A screenshot of a well-compressed oops output tells a lot of context as well: > surrounding kernel messages, general state of the system when it crashed. > Sometimes it tells me the type of the laptop as well, via the logo visible on the > border of the picture ;-) Context strengthens whether i can *trust* the oops - > and often i'm really in doubt about oopses and want more context.
Perhaps some of this context can be encoded in the barcode too?
-Tony
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