[Ksummit-discuss] Fwd: [TECH TOPIC] QR encoded oops for the kernel
Levente Kurusa
levex at linux.com
Thu May 15 20:41:28 UTC 2014
Hi,
On Thu, May 15, 2014 at 12:18:27PM -0700, H. Peter Anvin wrote:
> On 05/14/2014 11:54 AM, Josh Triplett wrote:
> >
> > That's certainly true. On the other hand, I'd really like to see a
> > version of the oops-as-QR-code bits that uses VGA block characters to
> > work in non-graphics, non-framebuffer mode, which would require fitting
> > in at most 80x50 (using the half-block characters). That wouldn't allow
> > nearly as much data, but likely enough for a somewhat useful crash
> > report, especially in aggregate.
> >
>
> Now we're getting into a funny area, which is "what is the lowest common
> denominator". If the lowest common denominator is VGA, a simple VGA
> driver could force the screen to 640x480 graphics mode, or reprogram the
> font to allow for an 160x100 pixel pseudographic mode (more if we allow
> the font size to be adjusted). It is not at all clear that using IBM
> pseudographics with no other programming is a useful point on that spectrum.
>
> Either way, this is *way* past turning into a technical conversation,
> and belongs on LKML and not ksummit-discuss.
>
Right, I'll write up what technical stuff we discussed here and post
it on LKML in the RFC thread so we can get rid of the tech discussions
here.
Thanks,
Levente Kurusa
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