Messages in this thread | | | Date | Mon, 14 Jan 2019 15:49:14 -0500 (EST) | From | Dave Anderson <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 1/2 v6] kdump: add the vmcoreinfo documentation |
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----- Original Message ----- > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 03:26:32PM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > > No. It needs *both* the vmlinux file and the vmcore file in order to read > > kernel > > virtual memory, so just having a kernel virtual address is insufficient. > > > > So it's a chicken-and-egg situation. This particular --osrelease option is used > > to determine *what* vmlinux file would be required for an actual crash analysis > > session. > > Ok, that makes sense. I could've used that explanation when reviewing > the documentation. Do you mind skimming through this: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190111145650.GG4729@zn.tnic > > in case we've missed explaining relevant usage - like that above - of > some of the vmcoreinfo members?
Yeah, I've been watching the thread, and the document looks fine to me. It's just that when I saw the discussion of this one being removed that I felt the need to respond... ;-)
Dave
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