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From: Keir Fraser <keir@xensource.com>
Subject: Re: xm dump-core and analyzing
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 15:48:43 +0000
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On 11/12/06 15:34, "Dave Anderson" <anderson@redhat.com> wrote:

>> Hi Akio, Thanks for your help.
>> 
>> But I don't think this tool is compatible with xm dump-core's product,
>> but rather with xen0/xenU kernel coredumps.
>> 
>> Anyone?
> 
> The xm dump-core facility is just a way of forcing a xenU crash,
> and uses the same dumpfile format as xenU kernel coredumps.

I just want to check that you aren't under the impression that 'xm
dump-core' emits an Elf core file. It doesn't -- the format is custom and as
far as I know is only interpreted by a set of gdbserver patches that we ship
in our repository. Does the crash utility really support this special
format?

 -- Keir