# RE: \[PATCH 0/2\]\[concept RFC\] x86: BIOS-save kernel log to disk upon panic

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- Page: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/01/3670747/t

## RE: \[PATCH 0/2\]\[concept RFC\] x86: BIOS-save kernel log to disk upon panic

- From: Luck, Tony \<tony.luck@intel.com\>
- Date: 2011-01-27 18:56:55 
- Message: https://ratatoskr.run/linux-fbdev/2011/01/3670747.md

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> Yeah, i've done it countless times and it's very painful indeed - but the 
> alternative "losing context" would be even worse to me. Can we do both - i.e. have 
> the barcode on the screen alongside the oops itself? (although at that point they'll 
> be taking screen real estate from each other - degrading the information in *both* 
> venues.)
>
> Keyboard 'oops scrolling' driver with 'flip to barcode output' key? :-)

If we can make the screen scroll, or guarantee that a hot key will switch to
the barcode view, then those look like good solutions. Sharing space on a
non-scrollable view sounds like a poor choice. Perhaps better to have a
command line option to say which to provide (default = text).

-Tony
```