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diff --git a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml index a33027bdbd19..4d9229becc97 100644 --- a/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml +++ b/nixos/doc/manual/release-notes/rl-1909.xml @@ -739,7 +739,7 @@ </para> </listitem> </itemizedlist> - This also configures the kernel to pass coredumps to <literal>systemd-coredump</literal>, + This also configures the kernel to pass core dumps to <literal>systemd-coredump</literal>, and restricts the SysRq key combinations to the sync command only. These sysctl snippets can be found in <literal>/etc/sysctl.d/50-*.conf</literal>, and overridden via <link linkend="opt-boot.kernel.sysctl">boot.kernel.sysctl</link> @@ -748,12 +748,15 @@ </listitem> <listitem> <para> - Coredumps are now acquired by <literal>systemd-coredump</literal> by default. - <literal>systemd-coredump</literal> behaviour can still be modified via - <option>systemd.coredump.extraConfig</option>. - To stick to the old behaviour (having the kernel dump to a file called <literal>core</literal> - in the working directory), without piping it through <literal>systemd-coredump</literal>, set - <option>boot.kernel.sysctl."kernel.core_pattern"</option> to <literal>"core"</literal>. + Core dumps are now processed by <literal>systemd-coredump</literal> + by default. <literal>systemd-coredump</literal> behaviour can + still be modified via + <option>systemd.coredump.extraConfig</option>. To stick to the + old behaviour (having the kernel dump to a file called + <literal>core</literal> in the working directory), without piping + it through <literal>systemd-coredump</literal>, set + <option>systemd.coredump.enable</option> to + <literal>false</literal>. </para> </listitem> <listitem> |