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diff --git a/man/systemd-coredump.xml b/man/systemd-coredump.xml index aa352448b2..51dc27e8d3 100644 --- a/man/systemd-coredump.xml +++ b/man/systemd-coredump.xml @@ -45,11 +45,15 @@ <refnamediv> <refname>systemd-coredump</refname> + <refname>systemd-coredump.socket</refname> + <refname>systemd-coredump@.service</refname> <refpurpose>Log and store core dumps</refpurpose> </refnamediv> <refsynopsisdiv> <para><filename>/usr/lib/systemd/systemd-coredump</filename></para> + <para><filename>systemd-coredump@.service</filename></para> + <para><filename>systemd-coredump.socket</filename></para> </refsynopsisdiv> <refsect1> @@ -85,6 +89,13 @@ backtrace if possible, and store the core (contents of process' memory contents) in an external file on disk in <filename>/var/lib/systemd/coredump</filename>.</para> + <para>When the kernel invokes <command>systemd-coredump</command> to handle a coredump, + it will connect to the socket created by the <filename>systemd-coredump.socket</filename> + unit, which in turn will spawn a <filename>systemd-coredump@.service</filename> instance + to process the coredump. Hence <filename>systemd-coredump.socket</filename> + and <filename>systemd-coredump@.service</filename> are helper units which do the actual + processing of coredumps and are subject to normal service management.</para> + <para>The log entry and a backtrace are stored in the journal, and can be viewed with <citerefentry><refentrytitle>journalctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry>. <citerefentry><refentrytitle>coredumpctl</refentrytitle><manvolnum>1</manvolnum></citerefentry> |