[Crash-utility] [PATCH]: symbol filtering

Mika Westerberg mika.westerberg at iki.fi
Tue Jan 29 17:27:50 UTC 2013


On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 10:44:10AM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote:
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> > On Tue, Jan 29, 2013 at 3:46 PM, Dave Anderson <anderson at redhat.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > >> Hi,
> > >>
> > >> For x86, crash avoids storing any '__crc_*' symbols. It should do the
> > >> same for ARM, right? Credit goes to Rabin Vincent for this patch,
> > >> unless you don't like it, in which case you can blame me.
> > >
> > > I suppose.  It was more of a clutter-reducer than anything else in
> > > the case of x86.  But I do note that the __crc_ symbols come after
> > > "_end" in one of the sample ARM dumpfiles I've got on hand.
> > >
> > 
> > Clutter reduction is the reason for both of these patches as well and
> > even if the __crc_'s are ignored we'll still get _end+<offset>
> > printouts for everything in the range [_end, 0xff0a81a8]. Of course, a
> > patch for PRRR shouldn't break 'mod -s'. Here's an alternative patch.
> > 
> > /Per
> 
> OK good -- I'll queue both the __crc_ and PRRR/NMRR patches for crash-6.1.3,
> pending any (unlikely) disapprovals/NAKs from Mika or Jan.

Sorry for being late. Both patches look good to me.




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