From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx1-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.11] helo=sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Bp5uN-0004lp-TK for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 06:52:51 -0700 Received: from smtp.telkom.net.id ([203.130.196.196]) by sc8-sf-mx1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.34) id 1Bp5uN-00077P-01 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 26 Jul 2004 06:52:51 -0700 From: Mulyadi Santosa Reply-To: a_mulyadi@telkom.net Subject: Re: [uml-devel] Kallsyms on UML References: <20040726002724.GA11374@kevlar.burdell.org> <20040726060108.GA17971@kevlar.burdell.org> In-Reply-To: <20040726060108.GA17971@kevlar.burdell.org> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200407262045.35821.a_mulyadi@telkom.net> Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Mon, 26 Jul 2004 20:45:35 +0700 To: Sonny Rao Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net hello Sonny :-) > I was referring to the stack traces which appear after an Oops or > panic, or if you is simply call dump_stack() somewhere. Normally, if > CONFIG_KALLSYMS isn't defined in the kernel's .config file, then those > stack traces don't show function names, just the address of the > function, which is somewhat annoying to decode :) Oh...sorry...looks like I am misinterpreting your e-mail :-) ehm, AFAIK, stack frame pointer also determine the precision of stack dump, so make sure you don't include -fomit-frame-pointer CONFIG_KALLSYMS, ehm, for 2.6, right? well, I still use 2.4....that's why I miss that option :-) > Fortunately, an in-kernel symbol table has been added in 2.6 which > does the work for you. It doesn't seem to work out of the box on UML > on 2.6, and I was just wondering if it would be trivial to add that > support to UML. It seems that way to me, and its a rather useful > feature for people using UML as a kernel development tool. Yes, I agree. Bulls-eye stack dump is definitely useful to pin point problem....and of course...you still need to fully understand the inner work. it reminds me to Linus' wise word "Use the source,Luke" :-). Well, somehow I need to pratice my Force's power to achieve Jedi senior warrior :-))) regards Mulyadi ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by BEA Weblogic Workshop FREE Java Enterprise J2EE developer tools! Get your free copy of BEA WebLogic Workshop 8.1 today. http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id=4721&alloc_id=10040&op=click _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel