[Crash-utility] crash tool - problem with new Xen linear virtual mapped sparse p2m list

[Jan Beulich]

>>> On 24.11.15 at 07:55, <JGross at suse.com> wrote:
> What about:
> 
> 4) Instead of relying on the kernel maintained p2m list for m2p
>    conversion use the hypervisor maintained m2p list which should be
>    available in the dump as well. This is the way the alive kernel is
>    working, so mimic it during crash dump analysis.

I fully agree; I have to admit that looking at the p2m when doing page
table walks for a PV Dom0 (having all machine addresses in page table
entries) seems kind of backwards. (But I say this knowing nothing
about the tool.)

Jan