[Crash-utility] Re: Crash-utility Digest, Vol 35, Issue 6

[Dave Anderson]

Bernhard Walle wrote:
> * Dave Anderson [2008-08-13 09:02]:
>> I'm not familiar with how SUSE handles kernel modules and their debuginfo data.
> 
> Also like you describe here:
> 
>> But, for example, RHEL kernels require that an associated kernel-debuginfo package
>> be installed, which supplies both the vmlinux file as well as the "partner" .ko.debug
>> files for each kernel module.
> 
> The only difference is that SUSE also has split kernel debuginfo data
> while RedHat ships a whole vmlinux(.gz) in /usr/lib/debug/boot, IIRC.

Yep, that's right, for RHEL4, RHEL5 (and going forward) a debug-full vmlinux file
is shipped in the kernel debuginfo package, although RHEL3 did use the split-format
for kernels.