My take on it is that /proc/kcore is a mapping of the raw virtual memory, so it looks like a humungous sparse file.
/proc/vmcore is a ELF-formatted version of the same thing which would be more suitable for storing on a hard-drive. On Sun, Sep 13, 2015 at 6:30 AM, Lucas Tanure <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > What's the difference between /proc/vmcore and /proc/kcore ? > > Thanks > > -- > Lucas Tanure > > _______________________________________________ > Kernelnewbies mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > -- Dave Hylands Shuswap, BC, Canada http://www.davehylands.com
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