Messages in this thread | | | From | Keith Owens <> | Subject | Re: [PATCH 3/4] compact print_symbol() output | Date | Wed, 18 Jan 2006 14:15:52 +1100 |
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Chuck Ebbert (on Tue, 17 Jan 2006 22:05:27 -0500) wrote: >In-Reply-To: <200601171601.52995.ak@suse.de> > >On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 at 16:01:52 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote: > >> On Tuesday 17 January 2006 16:01, Hugh Dickins wrote: >> >> > I've often found symbolsize useful. Not when looking at an oops >> > from my own machine. But when looking at an oops posted on LKML, >> > from someone who most likely has a different .config and different >> > compiler, different optimization and different inlining from mine. >> > symbolsize is a good clue as to how close their kernel is to the >> > one I've got built on my machine, how likely guesses I make based >> > on mine will apply to theirs, and whereabouts in the function that >> > it oopsed. >> >> Yes that is why I want it too. > >OK, how about this: remove the "0x" from the function size, i.e. print: > > kernel_symbol+0xd3/10e > >instead of: > > kernel_symbol+0xd3/0x10e > >This saves two characters per symbol and it should still be clear that >the second number is hexadecimal. > >Does that break any tools?
Not, just CONFUSE-A-HUMAN (incorporating AMAZE-A-VOLE LTD, STUN-A-STOAT LTD, PUZZLE-A-PUMA LTD, STARTLE-A-THOMPSON'S GAZELLE LTD, BEWILDEREBEEST INC, DISTRACT-A-BEE). Yes, I need a life.
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