Re: system.map

Arjan van de Ven
2005-07-13T10:58:13Z

On Wed, 2005-07-13 at 12:21 +0200, Jan Engelhardt wrote:
> >After compiling new kernel, it doesn`t load System.map file. In kernel
> >messages I can find:
> >
> >Jul 11 12:18:48 localhost kernel: Inspecting /boot/System.map
> >Jul 11 12:18:48 localhost kernel: Loaded 28063 symbols from /boot/System.map.
> >Jul 11 12:18:48 localhost kernel: Symbols match kernel version 2.6.12.
> >Jul 11 12:18:48 localhost kernel: No module symbols loaded - kernel modules
> >notenabled.
>
> I get the same, but somehow, my symbols are loaded. (When it oopses, derefs
> a NULL pointer, etc. for example.)

the kernel does not read or use system.map.

so whatever is spewing that is something else, but not the kernel.