microsoft / microsoft/VFSForGit
Mac: Add advanced diagnostic support to the kext to facilitate machine hang investigations
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Since May 15, 2019.
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Description
Add additional diagnostic support to the kext that would allow for easier analysis and debugging of system hangs.
There are two parts to this work item:
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Investigate what options we have for extracting more information from the kext. Schedule a quick design review (or send a small write up) with options and their costs/complexity.
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Make the code changes for whatever option(s) we decide to go with.
Background
In the past we've seen hangs that have been very difficult to diagnose. It would be great if there were some command(s) that we could issue to the kext to get more information about its current state (e.g. is it blocked waiting on a reply from VFS4G?).
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- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
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