RFR : 8225345: Provide Cloud IAAS related info on Linux in the hs_err file

David Holmes david.holmes at oracle.com
Thu Jun 6 11:50:31 UTC 2019


Hi Matthias,

On 6/06/2019 9:29 pm, Baesken, Matthias wrote:
> Hello, please review the following change .
> It  enhances the hs_error file  output on Linux by  Cloud IAAS detection .
> 
> The DMI information  exposed  by the  /sys virtual filesystem  can be used to detect various Cloud IAAS on Linux.
> It is helpful, for instance in support cases, to get some information about the Cloud IAAS in the hs_error file .

Sorry but how is it at all relevant to crash diagnosis?

And maybe a customer doesn't want you to know whose Cloud services they use!

This seems like something that should be guarded by 
ExtensiveErrorReports - at best.

David
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> Bug/webrev :
> 
> https://bugs.openjdk.java.net/browse/JDK-8225345
> 
> http://cr.openjdk.java.net/~mbaesken/webrevs/8225345.0/
> 
> 
> Thanks, Matthias
> 


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