From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (smtp1.linux-foundation.org [172.17.192.35]) by mail.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 2A0054D3 for ; Thu, 15 May 2014 19:22:05 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail.zytor.com (terminus.zytor.com [198.137.202.10]) by smtp1.linuxfoundation.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 3010920327 for ; Thu, 15 May 2014 19:22:04 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: <537513BC.6020401@zytor.com> Date: Thu, 15 May 2014 12:21:32 -0700 From: "H. Peter Anvin" MIME-Version: 1.0 To: David Woodhouse , Jason Cooper References: <20140511041449.GP12708@titan.lakedaemon.net> <20140511162918.GA2527@linux.com> <1995824.rdvEX5SOIt@avalon> <20140511171824.GB2527@linux.com> <20140512161539.GX12708@titan.lakedaemon.net> <1399992357.879.207.camel@i7.infradead.org> In-Reply-To: <1399992357.879.207.camel@i7.infradead.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: PJ Waskiewicz , Anton Arapov , Dirk Hohndel , ksummit-discuss@lists.linuxfoundation.org Subject: Re: [Ksummit-discuss] [TECH TOPIC] QR encoded oops for the kernel List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , On 05/13/2014 07:45 AM, David Woodhouse wrote: > > With smart Internet-connected TVs and monitors, can't we embed the app > in the monitor itself, and have it upload the oops? Why use a > camera...? :) > The whole point of doing this is for dealing with devices which don't have any kind of reasonable path to the Internet. If you have a device that can take a perfect screenshot, there are *way* better ways to use that than making a QR code, and if there is another path to the outside world, it is probably a lot better. -hpa (who is suddenly thinking extremely evil thoughts about modem tones and sound cards.)