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Re: Question about kernel module debug
Yuxin_Zhuang@emc.com writes:
> What do you mean by " There should be no need for the .ko.debug file
> if the basic .ko file was not stripped. "?? Does it means that
> systemtap will get the debug information from the .ko file and will
> not look for the .ko.debug file on the three search paths??
That's right.
> But when the .ko.debug symlink is removed, the result of strace
> shows that without finding the '.ko.debug' file on the three search
> paths systemtap just fails. Saying 'r_offset is bogus'.
That's not right (elfutils error DWFL_E_BADRELOFF). It's as if
something has corrupted the data. Please describe the toolchain
version, architecture, and anything else that may be unusual about the
build process.
- FChE