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Description of problem: Boot with the new crashkernel= syntax, e.g. crashkernel=4G-:256M, firstboot kdump will crash. How reproducible: Always
Created attachment 478186 [details] Proposed patch This patch can fix the problem.
Verified with kexec-tools-2.0.0-165.el6: ======================================= [root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# rpm -q kexec-tools kexec-tools-2.0.0-165.el6.x86_64 [root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# cat /boot/grub/grub.conf # grub.conf generated by anaconda # # Note that you do not have to rerun grub after making changes to this file # NOTICE: You have a /boot partition. This means that # all kernel and initrd paths are relative to /boot/, eg. # root (hd0,0) # kernel /vmlinuz-version ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_dellpesc44001-lv_root # initrd /initrd-[generic-]version.img #boot=/dev/sda default=0 timeout=5 serial --port=0x03f8 --speed=115200 terminal --timeout=5 serial console title Red Hat Enterprise Linux (2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64) root (hd0,0) kernel /vmlinuz-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64 ro root=/dev/mapper/vg_dellpesc44001-lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_dellpesc44001/lv_root rd_LVM_LV=vg_dellpesc44001/lv_swap rd_NO_LUKS rd_NO_MD rd_NO_DM LANG=en_US.UTF-8 SYSFONT=latarcyrheb-sun16 KEYTABLE=us console=ttyS0,115200n81 crashkernel=1G-:256M initrd /initramfs-2.6.32-71.el6.x86_64.img [root@dell-pesc440-01 ~]# firstboot No crash was found. Change status to VERIFIED.
An advisory has been issued which should help the problem described in this bug report. This report is therefore being closed with a resolution of ERRATA. For more information on therefore solution and/or where to find the updated files, please follow the link below. You may reopen this bug report if the solution does not work for you. http://rhn.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2011-0736.html