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PRESENTATION
Crash Reporting: Mozilla's Open Source Solution
by
K Lars Lohn
Nothing exercises the limits of software like turning it
over to the end users. While in-house testing is invaluable,
the end users can often find the neglected edge cases or subtle
race conditions in a more reliable manner. However, once the
software is in the end userâs hands, postmortem crash information
is usually lost.
By taking the Google Breakpad project and enhancing it with
Mozillaâs own Socorro project, Mozilla has a solution to this problem.
When Firefox goes down, in a last ditch effort, it lobs a
packet of crash information over the wall to Mozilla's Socorro
servers. Socorro Servers, written in Python, can handle millions
of these crashes per day. Using Google Breakpad libraries to
reconstitute useful stack traces, Socorro Server saves its
work in a PostgreSQL database. There statistics are gathered
and displayed under the Socorro UI, a PHP web application.
With this suite of tools, the Mozilla developers can track
trends and even drill down to look at specific instances of
Firefox crashes.
WARNING: during this talk, Firefox will be intentionally
crashed live on stage. Those of delicate constitution may wish
to retire to the lobby prior to the spectacle.
about Lars
Trapped at the triple point between a geek, a hippie and
a biker, Lars is a self proclaimed Cowboy Programmer at the
Mozilla Corporation. Unintentionally specializing in programming
as performance art, Lars frequently jumps into projects on the
Thursday prior to a Monday deadline. Lars is proud of being the
only member of the Web Development team that does absolutely
no Web development.
Lars prefers Python, PostgreSQL and Harleys, but is versed in C++,
MySQL and Subarus.
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PRESENTATION
Crash Reporting: Mozilla's Open Source Solution
by
K Lars Lohn
Nothing exercises the limits of software like turning it
over to the end users. While in-house testing is invaluable,
the end users can often find the neglected edge cases or subtle
race conditions in a more reliable manner. However, once the
software is in the end user’s hands, postmortem crash information
is usually lost.
By taking the Google Breakpad project and enhancing it with
Mozilla’s own Socorro project, Mozilla has a solution to this problem.
When Firefox goes down, in a last ditch effort, it lobs a
packet of crash information over the wall to Mozilla's Socorro
servers. Socorro Servers, written in Python, can handle millions
of these crashes per day. Using Google Breakpad libraries to
reconstitute useful stack traces, Socorro Server saves its
work in a PostgreSQL database. There statistics are gathered
and displayed under the Socorro UI, a PHP web application.
With this suite of tools, the Mozilla developers can track
trends and even drill down to look at specific instances of
Firefox crashes.
WARNING: during this talk, Firefox will be intentionally
crashed live on stage. Those of delicate constitution may wish
to retire to the lobby prior to the spectacle.
about Lars
Trapped at the triple point between a geek, a hippie and
a biker, Lars is a self proclaimed Cowboy Programmer at the
Mozilla Corporation. Unintentionally specializing in programming
as performance art, Lars frequently jumps into projects on the
Thursday prior to a Monday deadline. Lars is proud of being the
only member of the Web Development team that does absolutely
no Web development.
Lars prefers Python, PostgreSQL and Harleys, but is versed in C++,
MySQL and Subarus.
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