[Crash-utility] cpu online map changes in 2.6.29
Dave Anderson
anderson at redhat.com
Tue Apr 21 15:00:42 UTC 2009
----- "Michael Holzheu" <holzheu at linux.vnet.ibm.com> wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Am Dienstag, den 21.04.2009, 08:53 -0400 schrieb Dave Anderson:
> > Not that I'm aware of -- you volunteering?
>
> That was not the intention of my mail :-)
Oh -- I must have misinterpreted the tone of your voice!
>
> > Looks like all 3 cpu_xxx_map references (online, present and possible)
> > that crash potentially uses need to be able to recognize and handle the
> > need to access them via their cpu_xxx_mask variables. And as always,
> > to maintain backwards-compatibility, i.e., to recognize when neither
> > cpu_xxx_map and cpu_xxx_mask exist, such as in really older kernels...
> >
> > Let us know if you can undertake the task.
>
> I can't promise anything. Maybe I find some time this or next
> week.
OK thanks, just let me know.
BTW, if you happen to have a sample vmlinux/dumpfile pair (non-s390-ish)
of that kernel vintage that you can make available to me, I can take
a look at it.
Thanks,
Dave
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