Make references to using dmesg and ps directly on dumps rather than
running gdb just for these purposes. Submitted by: simokawa Add references to dmesg(8) and ps(1). Sort references.
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@ -525,12 +525,19 @@ Print the system message buffer.
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This corresponds to the
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.Xr dmesg 8
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utility.
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This macro used to be called
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.Ic msgbuf .
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It can take a very long time over a serial line,
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and it is even slower via firewire
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or local memory due to inefficiencies in
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.Nm .
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This macro used to be called
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.Ic msgbuf .
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When debugging a crash dump or over firewire, it is not necessary to start
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.Nm
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to access the message buffer: instead, use an appropriate variation of
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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dmesg -M /var/crash/vmcore.0 -N kernel.debug
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dmesg -M /dev/fwmem0.0 -N kernel.debug
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.Ed
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.It Ic kldstat
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Equivalent of the
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.Xr kldstat 8
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@ -541,7 +548,16 @@ Print the command name of the current process.
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Show process status.
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This corresponds in concept, but not in appearance, to the
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.Xr ps 1
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utility.
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utility.
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When debugging a crash dump or over firewire, it is not necessary to start
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.Nm
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to display the
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.Xr ps 1
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output: instead, use an appropriate variation of
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.Bd -literal -offset indent
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ps -M /var/crash/vmcore.0 -N kernel.debug
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ps -M /dev/fwmem0.0 -N kernel.debug
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.Ed
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.It Ic y
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Kludge for writing macros.
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When writing macros, it is convenient to paste them
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@ -564,13 +580,15 @@ message to remind you to remove it again.
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This man page was written by
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.An "Greg Lehey" Aq grog@FreeBSD.org .
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr gdb 1 ,
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.Xr ddb 4 ,
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.Xr firewire 4 ,
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.Xr vinumdebug 4 ,
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.Xr dconschat 8 ,
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.Xr ddb 4 ,
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.Xr dmesg 8 ,
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.Xr firewire 4 ,
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.Xr fwcontrol 8 ,
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.Xr kldload 8
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.Xr gdb 1 ,
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.Xr kldload 8 ,
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.Xr ps 1 ,
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.Xr vinumdebug 4 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Xr gdb 1
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