Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 22 Apr 2003 22:31:28 -0400 | From | "Murray J. Root" <> | Subject | Re: 2.5 kernel hangs system |
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On Tue, Apr 22, 2003 at 06:55:11PM -0700, Randy.Dunlap wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 23, 2003 at 01:11:46AM +0200, Felipe Alfaro Solana wrote: > >> On Tue, 2003-04-22 at 23:00, Richard B. Johnson wrote: > >> > First, I don't understand how as you say, "suggestions are > >> > desperately needed" on a developmental kernel. These things are > >> > not known to work on all configurations and some information like > >> > "It gives me hex codes..." is worthless. Please write down > >> > these "hex-codes" and, after booting a version the works, run them > >> > through ksymoops. If you don't know what that is: > >> > >> ksymoops? I thought 2.5 kernels didn't need ksymoops anymore and that > >> function names were automatically "guessed" in call stack traces. > >> > > > > IFF you use "include symbols" when building you shouldn't need ksymoops. > > IMO, if you're using 2.5.x you really should include the symbols - chances > > are you'll need em. > > Maybe we are reading this differently, but it sounded to me like the > original system hang never reached the kernel | system log and that > some hex codes were the only clues. In that case, pushing them thru > ksymoops does still make some sense, doesn't it? > How else would you determine where the hang occurred? > I read it that he was getting an oops with just hex values cause he didn't have the symbols included (note the reference to "it just gives hex codes"). I could be wrong, since I'm only looking at the quote of a quote of someone's interpretation. :) With symbols included an oops DOES print the actual call trace in readable form. (I've seen enough oops to be certain of that :)
-- Murray J. Root
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