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> > The VMCOREINFO is primarily there for the user-space kdump and makedumpfile
> > facilities. Crash does check it occasionally, but can't depend upon it,
> > because there are too many other dumpfile formats.
>
> That is the reason that I insist on minimizing the
On Thu, Jun 02, 2016 at 11:37:24AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
> - Original Message -
> > On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 11:41:04AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
> > >
> > > - Original Message -
> > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > case PRE_GDB:
> > > > > > + /* This check is some
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> On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 11:41:04AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
> >
> > - Original Message -
> >
> > > > >
> > > > > case PRE_GDB:
> > > > > + /* This check is somewhat redundant */
> > > > > + if (kernel_symbol_exists("kimage_
On Wed, Jun 01, 2016 at 11:41:04AM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
>
> > > >
> > > > case PRE_GDB:
> > > > + /* This check is somewhat redundant */
> > > > + if (kernel_symbol_exists("kimage_voffset"))
> > > > +
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> > >
> > > case PRE_GDB:
> > > + /* This check is somewhat redundant */
> > > + if (kernel_symbol_exists("kimage_voffset"))
> > > + machdep->flags |= NEW_VMEMMAP;
> > > +
> >
> > Certainly not redundant on a live system without C
On Tue, May 31, 2016 at 03:29:01PM -0400, Dave Anderson wrote:
>
> - Original Message -
> > In kernel v4.6, Kernel ASLR (KASLR) is supported on arm64, and the start
> > address of the kernel image can be randomized if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is
> > enabled.
> > Even worse, the kernel image
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> In kernel v4.6, Kernel ASLR (KASLR) is supported on arm64, and the start
> address of the kernel image can be randomized if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is
> enabled.
> Even worse, the kernel image is no more mapped in the linear mapping, but
> in vmalloc area (i.e. belo
On 30/05/2016:03:46:07 PM, AKASHI Takahiro wrote:
> In kernel v4.6, Kernel ASLR (KASLR) is supported on arm64, and the start
> address of the kernel image can be randomized if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is
> enabled.
> Even worse, the kernel image is no more mapped in the linear mapping, but
> in vmallo
In kernel v4.6, Kernel ASLR (KASLR) is supported on arm64, and the start
address of the kernel image can be randomized if CONFIG_RANDOMIZE_BASE is
enabled.
Even worse, the kernel image is no more mapped in the linear mapping, but
in vmalloc area (i.e. below PAGE_OFFSET).
Now, according to the kern
