Hello Pratyush,
>Following commit in kernel v4.5 changed struct module, which affects offset
>calculation of core layout's base and size.
>
>commit 7523e4dc5057e157212b4741abd6256e03404cf1
>Author: Rusty Russell <[email protected]>
>Date: Thu Nov 26 09:44:08 2015 +1030
>
> module: use a structure to encapsulate layout.
>
>This patch fixes makedumpfile code to cater above kernel modification.
>
>Signed-off-by: Pratyush Anand <[email protected]>
This patch fixes only the path for -x, but the symbols are only used for
--config(erase command) which requires vmlinux.
So we don't need to fix the VMCOREINFO path, I got it.
I'll merge this patch into v1.6.0, thanks.
Regards,
Atsushi Kumagai
>---
> makedumpfile.c | 18 ++++++++++++++++++
> 1 file changed, 18 insertions(+)
>
>diff --git a/makedumpfile.c b/makedumpfile.c
>index 94c969c16ccc..12227ea1fbd8 100644
>--- a/makedumpfile.c
>+++ b/makedumpfile.c
>@@ -1669,7 +1669,25 @@ get_structure_info(void)
> OFFSET_INIT(module.list, "module", "list");
> OFFSET_INIT(module.name, "module", "name");
> OFFSET_INIT(module.module_core, "module", "module_core");
>+ if (OFFSET(module.module_core) == NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE) {
>+ /* for kernel version 4.5 and above */
>+ long core_layout;
>+
>+ OFFSET_INIT(module.module_core, "module", "core_layout");
>+ core_layout = OFFSET(module.module_core);
>+ OFFSET_INIT(module.module_core, "module_layout", "base");
>+ OFFSET(module.module_core) += core_layout;
>+ }
> OFFSET_INIT(module.core_size, "module", "core_size");
>+ if (OFFSET(module.core_size) == NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE) {
>+ /* for kernel version 4.5 and above */
>+ long core_layout;
>+
>+ OFFSET_INIT(module.core_size, "module", "core_layout");
>+ core_layout = OFFSET(module.core_size);
>+ OFFSET_INIT(module.core_size, "module_layout", "size");
>+ OFFSET(module.core_size) += core_layout;
>+ }
> OFFSET_INIT(module.module_init, "module", "module_init");
> OFFSET_INIT(module.init_size, "module", "init_size");
>
>--
>2.5.0
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