Update kernel-crash-dump.md to add details about kdump enablement by default in 24.10 #54
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| When a kernel panic occurs, the kernel relies on the *kexec* mechanism to quickly reboot a new instance of the kernel in a pre-reserved section of memory that had been allocated when the system booted (see below). This permits the existing memory area to remain untouched in order to safely copy its contents to storage. | |||
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| ## KDump enabled by default | |||
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| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility may be enabled by default at install time of standard installs of Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server that meet the following requirements: | |||
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| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility may be enabled by default at install time of standard installs of Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server that meet the following requirements: | |
| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility can be enabled by default during standard Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server installations on systems that meet the following requirements: |
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I found the original sentence a bit confusing to parse - let me know if my suggestion expresses the same intention (if not I can refine it a bit)
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Changing the "may" to "can" isn't quite right, as there is no option to enable it or disable it, and using "can" implies to me that it is optional. I wrote "may" originally to indicate that it will be enabled by default if the conditions were met, but if some edge cases I did not enumerate were not met, it wouldn't be enabled. I would be fine with changing it to "will".
Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility will be enabled by default during standard Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server installations on systems that meet the following requirements:
would probably be best.
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That sounds good to me :)
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| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility may be enabled by default at install time of standard installs of Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server that meet the following requirements: | ||
| - the system has at least than 4 CPU threads |
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Not sure if this should be "at least 4" or "less than 4" threads?
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At least 4 is what it should be. I rewrote that sentence a few too many times and should have cleaned it up a bit more.
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No worries, happens to all of us :D
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| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility may be enabled by default at install time of standard installs of Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server that meet the following requirements: | ||
| - the system has at least than 4 CPU threads | ||
| - the system has at least 6GB of RAM, and less than 2TB of RAM | ||
| - The free space available in /var is more than 5 times the amount of RAM and swap space |
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| - The free space available in /var is more than 5 times the amount of RAM and swap space | |
| - the free space available in `/var` is more than 5 times the amount of RAM and swap space |
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| Starting in Oracular Oriole (24.10) the kernel crash dump facility may be enabled by default at install time of standard installs of Ubuntu Desktop or Ubuntu Server that meet the following requirements: | ||
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| - the system has at least 6GB of RAM, and less than 2TB of RAM |
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| - the system has at least 6GB of RAM, and less than 2TB of RAM | |
| - the system has at least 6GB of RAM, and less than 2TB of RAM |
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