[Crash-utility] crash-5.0: zero-size memory-allocation

[ville.mattila at stonesoft.com]

crash-utility-bounces at redhat.com wrote on 14.01.2010 16:18:53:

> From:
> 
> Dave Anderson <anderson at redhat.com>
> 
> > That would be usefull, just warn that some major corruption seems to 
have
> > happen.It is always good to get atleast some crash info out. For 
example
> > dmesg and bt. I'll gladly test patches, if needed.
> 
> Patch attached...

        This patch works well. Thank you!

> 
> > Also one question. Is there some hidden option that will show all the
> > hidden crash command line options, e.g. --no_kmem_cache and alike?
> 
> No, for the most part they are there for debugging crash itself,
> or were put in place as a result of specific odd-ball vmcores,
> or short-time kernels that were missing a key ingredient, etc.
> 
> So, for example, with the attached patch, --no_kmem_cache should
> not be needed, even with your horrifically corrupted vmcore...
> 
        Ok, thanks for explanation.
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