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SubjectRe: 2.5.63 accesses below %esp (was: Re: ntfs OOPS (2.5.63))

On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, Randy.Dunlap wrote:
>
> Not quite what you describe, but the in-kernel-config (ikconfig) patch by
> me & some HP folks saves a "built-with" string along with the .config file
> (as a CONFIG option, of course).

From a bit different point of view and in general this is much better.

> | BTW, if possible having the Code both before and after when a fault
> | happens could also help a lot in the future.
>
> Do you just mean more opcode decoding?

The Code part of the Oops shows what's after EIP (i386). It's also
important (if not more) what's before. I fail to see the difficulties
to add this feature (or was it dropped?), ksymoops should handle it.

Real world example: I've spent 2 days trying to find a kernel
configuration that both builds and works (ordinary hardware and I'm
using Linux for 8 years) then 3 days waiting for data I asked for. If
the above info was in Oops it could be told immediately with very high
probability by somebody who knew already about this compiler bug.

Szaka

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