Re: [PATCH 0/5] kdumpctl: force rebuild when dump target is modified

[Pratyush Anand]

Oops..forgot to add subject-prefix as V5. Kindly treat this series as "PATCH
V5"

On Fri, Apr 29, 2016 at 12:20 PM, Pratyush Anand <panand(a)redhat.com&gt; wrote:
> Kexec-tools should be able to recognize if a dump target is reformatted, or
> dump path mounts another device.
>
> Changes since v4:
> - patch 4/5 is a new change
> - patch 4/4 of V3 is now 4/5. There has been many modifications in this
>   patch. It includes feedback from Baoquan and Xunlei. Have also done some
> modification to recognize changes related to minix and NFS filesystem as
> well. Infact, whole structure of function is_fs_uuid_changed() has been
> modified. Now it has been renamed as is_dump_fs_modified() to suit it
> better.  Although I have tested it rigorously, but still a careful review
> of is_dump_fs_modified() will be helpful.
>
> Changes since v3:
> - "$ret" unquoted
> - No message for "$system_modified" != "0"
> - image_time is now global
> - is_dump_target_modified has been renamed as is_fs_uuid_changed
>
> Changes since v2:
> -- now is_system_modified returns 2 in case of invalid modification, 1 in
> case of valid modification and 0 in case of no modification.
> -- file modification check has been moved to is_system_modified now
> -- variables have been put under "" in if condition check
>
> Changes since v1:
> -- Local variable is defined in shell function  now
> -- raw target does not take persistent names "by-uuid" now
> -- dracut arguments grep is more robust
> -- When no UUID then warn and return
>
> Pratyush Anand (5):
>   mkdumprd: do not lookup in by-uuid dirs for raw device's persistent
>     name
>   kdumpctl: force rebuild in case of dynamic system modification
>   kdumpctl: Move file modification check logic in is_system_modified()
>   mkdumprd: move to_dev_name() to kdump-lib.sh
>   kdumpctl: force rebuild in case of file system is modified
>
>  kdump-lib.sh |  14 +++++
>  kdumpctl     | 173 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
>  mkdumprd     |  28 ++++------
>  3 files changed, 171 insertions(+), 44 deletions(-)
>
> --
> 2.5.5
>