[Crash-utility] crash version 4.0-7.2 is available

Dave Anderson anderson at redhat.com
Mon Sep 15 17:36:42 UTC 2008


- Fix for initialization-time failure when running against 2.6.27
   x86_64 kernels, which indicate "crash: cannot resolve: end_pfn".
   The patch sets the new 2.6.27 x86_64 PAGE_OFFSET value, handles
   the change in the x86_64 "_cpu_pda" variable declaration, and
   distinguishes paravirtual "pv_ops" kernels from traditional xen
   kernels.  (oomichi at mxs.nes.nec.co.jp, anderson at redhat.com)

- When an improper structure member offset or structure size is
   attempted, a partial crash backtrace is displayed in the ensuing
   error message.  However, if the crash binary was stripped, it would
   show "/usr/bin/nm: /tmp/crash: no symbols" instead of the address
   and name of the symbol.  This has been fixed to work with stripped
   binaries if the crash symbol can be found in the crash binary; if
   the crash symbol cannot be found, such as for static text symbols,
   it will just display its address and "(undetermined)".
   (bwalle at suse.de)

- crash.spec file addition: Requires: binutils
   (anderson at redhat.com)

- Fix for LKCD kerntypes debuginfo files to use "node_states" when
   "node_online_map" is not in use.  (cpw at sgi.com)

- Implement support for s390/s390x CONFIG_SPARSEMEM kernels.  Without
   the patch, crash sessions would fail during initialization with the
   error message: "crash: CONFIG_SPARSEMEM kernels not supported for
   this architecture".  (holzheu at linux.vnet.ibm.com)

- Fix for "kmem -[sS]" when running against 2.6.27 CONFIG_SLUB kernels,
   in which the kmem_cache.objects and .order members were replaced by
   a kmem_cache_order_objects structure.  Without the patch, the command
   would fail with the error message: "kmem: "invalid structure member
   offset: kmem_cache_objects".  The fix also recognizes and supports
   potentially variable slab sizes as introduced by the kernel patch.
   (anderson at redhat.com)

- Increased the maximum number of SIAL commands from 100 to 200.
   (cpw at sgi.com)

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