* Andi Kleen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> They now look like
>
> hal-resmgr[13791]: segfault at 3c rip 2b9c8caec182 rsp 7fff1e825d30
> error 4 in libacl.so.1.1.0[2b9c8caea000+6000]
>
> This makes it easier to pinpoint bugs to specific libraries.
yep, that's really useful.
I think the patch needs one more iteration though:
> And printing the offset into a mapping also always allows to find the
> correct fault point in a library even with randomized mappings. Previously
> there was no way to actually find the correct code address inside
> the randomized mapping.
>
> Relies on earlier patch to shorten the printk formats.
>
> They are often now longer than 80 characters, but I think that's worth
> it.
why not make it multi-line? that way the %lx hack wouldnt be needed
either.
> +void print_vma_addr(char *prefix, unsigned long ip)
> +{
> + struct mm_struct *mm = current->mm;
> + struct vm_area_struct *vma;
> + down_read(&mm->mmap_sem);
> + vma = find_vma(mm, ip);
grumble. Proper CodingStyle please.
> + if (buf) {
> + char *p, *s;
> + p = d_path(f->f_dentry, f->f_vfsmnt, buf, PAGE_SIZE);
this one too.
> + if (show_unhandled_signals && printk_ratelimit()) {
> + printk("%s[%d] bad frame in %s frame:%p ip:%lx sp:%lx orax:%lx",
> me->comm,me->pid,where,frame,regs->ip,regs->sp,regs->orig_ax);
and this.
Ingo
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