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

[Baesken, Matthias]

Hello ,   from our experience /sys/class/dmi   is pretty stable .
Of course over time  the   product_name   and   chassis_asset_tag    entries  could change  .

Best regards, Matthias

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alan Bateman <Alan.Bateman at oracle.com>
> Sent: Donnerstag, 6. Juni 2019 15:27
> To: Baesken, Matthias <matthias.baesken at sap.com>; 'hotspot-
> dev at openjdk.java.net' <hotspot-dev at openjdk.java.net>
> Cc: David Holmes <david.holmes at oracle.com>
> Subject: Re: RFR : 8225345: Provide Cloud IAAS related info on Linux in the
> hs_err file
> 
> On 06/06/2019 13:17, Baesken, Matthias wrote:
> > Hi  David ,   sure I can  guard this by  "ExtensiveErrorReports" .
> >
> >> Sorry but how is it at all relevant to crash diagnosis?
> >>
> > It  gives a more complete picture where you run , helps to improve the
> error analysis .
> > ( like - involve  the  Cloud escalation team  because ...  )
> >
> How stable is /sys/class/dmi? Is deploying with OnError configured to
> run dmidecode or some other tool an alternative?
> 
> -Alan