From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-path: Received: from netops-testserver-4-out.sgi.com ([192.48.171.29] helo=relay.sgi.com) by pentafluge.infradead.org with esmtp (Exim 4.63 #1 (Red Hat Linux)) id 1HrJEv-0003Qm-2G for kexec@lists.infradead.org; Thu, 24 May 2007 20:44:51 +0100 Message-ID: <4655EB1A.3000704@sgi.com> Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 12:44:26 -0700 From: Jay Lan MIME-Version: 1.0 Subject: Re: [PATCH] [makedumpfile] Follow debuginfo link of vmlinux file References: <20070501133912.GA8247@suse.de> <20070524093556oomichi@mail.jp.nec.com> <4655C9B3.7060903@sgi.com> <4655D9EA.8020601@redhat.com> <20070524192139.GA4160@suse.de> In-Reply-To: <20070524192139.GA4160@suse.de> List-Id: List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: kexec-bounces@lists.infradead.org Errors-To: kexec-bounces+dwmw2=infradead.org+dwmw2=infradead.org@lists.infradead.org To: Dave Anderson , Ken'ichi Ohmichi Cc: kexec@lists.infradead.org Bernhard Walle wrote: > Hello, > > * Dave Anderson [2007-05-24 20:31]: >> The crash utility hides the details of there being a separate debug >> file in the same way the gdb does when working with a binary executable >> that has a separate debuginfo file. It tries *not* to be ambiguous, >> i.e., the point is to stay true to the "crash vmlinux vmcore" model. > > It's documented in the GDB documentation: > http://sourceware.org/gdb/current/onlinedocs/gdb_16.html#SEC154 Thanks for the pointer, Bernhard. I installed kernel-debuginfo rpm but crash still failed to find the debug information... I had to copy the kernel-.debug to /boot for it to work. So, i think it is a good idea for makedumpfile to follow the same convension as crash and gdb, Ken'ichi? Thanks, - jay _______________________________________________ kexec mailing list kexec@lists.infradead.org http://lists.infradead.org/mailman/listinfo/kexec