X-Git-Url: https://gitweb.dragonflybsd.org/ikiwiki.git/blobdiff_plain/60e3e16209e069995ec2b6a432b615f724190605..HEAD:/docs/user/DebugKernelCrashDumps.mdwn

diff --git a/docs/user/DebugKernelCrashDumps.mdwn b/docs/user/DebugKernelCrashDumps.mdwn
index 9459c892..caf01497 100644
--- a/docs/user/DebugKernelCrashDumps.mdwn
+++ b/docs/user/DebugKernelCrashDumps.mdwn
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@ If you are unsure about your swap partition device, use [swapinfo(8)](http://lea
     /dev/ad0s1b             none            swap    sw              0       0
 
 
-### Enable debugging options in your kernel config 
+### Enable debugging options in your custom kernel config 
 
-If you don't know how to configure a custom kernel, look into [Configuring the DragonFly Kernel](kernelconfig.html).  You have to add the following lines to compile your kernel with debugging symbols:
+If you run a custom kernel you have to add the following lines to compile your kernel with debugging symbols:
 
     
 
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ If you want additional support for the interactive kernel debugger [ddb(4)](http
     options         INVARIANTS
 
 
+You don't have to do anything to get debugging enabled in the default GENERIC kernel as it's already there.
 
 ## How does a crash look like? 
 
@@ -93,7 +94,6 @@ Before your machine reboots a crash dump is saved into your swap partition (if y
 
 Now your machine reboots, checks its file system and finally extracts the crash dump from the swap partition to your `dumpdir` (see `rc.conf` setting above).  If your `/var` partition is to small, you'll see an error similar to the following:
 
-    
 
     savecore: reboot after panic: from debugger
     savecore: no dump, not enough free space on device (231420 available, need 541840)
@@ -114,19 +114,21 @@ You can use [savecore(8)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command#savec
 
 
 
-This will take some time dependent on the speed of your machine.  See the man page of savecore(8) for more available options.
+This will take some time dependent on the speed of your machine.  See the man page of `savecore(8)` for more available options.
+
 
 ### Upload the crash dump 
 
-If you don't have the ability or skills to debug are crash yourselves, please upload the complete content of your crash directory to a public available location (HTTP, FTP web space or your leaf account) and send a detailed bug report to the bugs@dragonflybsd.org list.  If its possible please tar and compress (gzip, bzip2) the directory to save disk space and bandwith.
+If you don't have the ability or skills to debug the crash yourselves, please upload the complete content of your crash directory to somewhere private (e.g., cloud share with a password, your leaf account), and open a detailed bug report.  Please tar and compress the crash dump to save disk space and bandwidth.
 
+**WARNING**: The saved core file (in `/var/crash`) contains *sensitive* data, e.g., passwords, certificates, decrypted private keys.  Therefore, do *not* upload it to somewhere that can be publicly accessed!
 
 
 ## Debug the crash dump with kgdb 
 
 The [kgdb(1)](http://leaf.dragonflybsd.org/cgi/web-man?command#kgdb&section1) utility is a debugger based on gdb(1) that allows debugging of kernel core files.
 
-### kgdb extesions 
+### kgdb extensions 
 
 To get some handy helper command execute the following command before starting kgdb: