Process to upload dumps to server in RDK-B Component

  • Integrate breakpad for the RDK-B component if it is not already integrated.
  • Add crashupload package to the respective .bbappend file
  • Make necessary changes in uploadDumps.sh and add it as a patch in crashupload_git.bbappend
  • Install the uploadDumps.sh and its dependencies in respective crashupload.bbappend file
  • Add requirements and dependencies to coredump-upload.service and coredump-upload.path in the crashupload_git.bbappend file.
  • After building the component, flash the image in RPI4 and check whether coredump-upload.path and coredump-upload.service files were added in systemd or not.
  • Check both the files are in active state or not.
  • Generate a crash on the component and it will create .dmp file in /minidumps/ folder and coredump-upload.path triggers coredump-upload.service to upload the dump files to crash portal.
  • Below logs will be generated during the execution of uploadDumps and same can be seen in /rdklogs/logs/core_log.txt
       
  • Check from server side the upload was successful or not.
  • Attached procedure for installing breakpad and generating crash in local machine.
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