On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 03:26:32PM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > No. It needs *both* the vmlinux file and the vmcore file in order to read > kernel > virtual memory, so just having a kernel virtual address is insufficient. > > So it's a chicken-and-egg situation. This particular --osrelease option is > used > to determine *what* vmlinux file would be required for an actual crash > analysis > session.
Ok, that makes sense. I could've used that explanation when reviewing the documentation. Do you mind skimming through this: https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190111145650.gg4...@zn.tnic in case we've missed explaining relevant usage - like that above - of some of the vmcoreinfo members? Thx. -- Regards/Gruss, Boris. Good mailing practices for 400: avoid top-posting and trim the reply.
