linux-kernel - Re: Determine version of kernel that produced vmcore

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Message-ID: <20070716122719.GA32519@suse.de>
Date:	Mon, 16 Jul 2007 14:27:20 +0200
From:	Bernhard Walle <bwalle@...e.de>
To:	Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com>
Cc:	kexec@...ts.infradead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Ken'ichi Ohmichi <oomichi@....nes.nec.co.jp>
Subject: Re: Determine version of kernel that produced vmcore

* Vivek Goyal <vgoyal@...ibm.com> [2007-07-16 14:25]:
> 
> Ok. Now there seems to be two ways for accessing such info.
> - Through global variables
> - Export through ELF notes.
> 
> Personally, I like the approach taken by Dan Aloni of exporting required
> info through ELF notes. That seems to be more standard in the sense we 
> are not dependent on somebody removing above variable tomorrow.
> 
> Dan, are you planning to put the modified patch for discussions on LKML?

You mean the proposal with the makedumpfile-compatible ELF note?
Although I like that idea, I think Ken'ichi Ohmichi was against it.


Thanks,
   Bernhard

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