linux-kernel - Re: CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH

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Date:	Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:45:54 -0700 (PDT)
From:	Roland McGrath <roland@...hat.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	rmk+lkml@....linux.org.uk, linux-arch@...r.kernel.org,
	utrace-devel@...hat.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: CONFIG_HAVE_ARCH_TRACEHOOK and you

> > Didn't it also write NT_PRFPREG notes of the wrong size?
> 
> Yep, but gdb was "generous in what it received" and happily
> read the contents.

Ah.  I've always done core sanity checks with:
	1. generate core1 on old kernel
	2. generate core2 on new kernel (identical userland scenario)
	3. eu-readelf -nl core1 > a
	4. eu-readelf -nl core2 > b
	5. diff -u a b
Then you can eyeball any expected drift like SP address randomization,
and be suspicious of all other differences.  (Of course, I also test
that gdb still likes it.)


Thanks,
Roland
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