[RFC] makedumpfile-1.1.4-rc: ia64 DISCONTIGMEM support

Randy Dunlap rdunlap at xenotime.net
Fri Aug 31 12:49:28 EDT 2007


On Fri, 31 Aug 2007 22:07:28 +0900 tachibana at mxm.nes.nec.co.jp wrote:

> Hi Randy,
> 
> On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:58:05 -0700, Randy Dunlap <rdunlap at xenotime.net> wrote:
> > On Thu, 30 Aug 2007 12:49:51 -0700 Randy Dunlap wrote:
> > 
> > > On Fri, 1 Jun 2007 18:11:14 +0900 Ken'ichi Ohmichi wrote:
> > > 
> > > > Hi,
> > > > 
> > > > The attached patch is for the development, and it isn't stable yet.
> > > > This patch can be applied to makedumpfile version 1.1.3.
> > > > If you find some problems in this patch, please let me know.
> > > > If there aren't any problems, I will release a new makedumpfile
> > > > by next weekend.
> > > > 
> > > > diff -puN backup/v1.1.3/README makedumpfile/README
> > > > --- backup/v1.1.3/README	2007-04-13 15:44:55.000000000 +0900
> > > > +++ makedumpfile/README	2007-06-01 13:05:19.000000000 +0900
> > > > @@ -3,6 +3,10 @@
> > > >   makdumpfile's README
> > > >  ======================
> > > >  
> > > > +* REQUIREMENTS
> > > > +  Please download the following library file and install it:
> > > > +  - elfutils-0.125.tar.gz
> > > > +
> > > 
> > > Is elfutils-0.125 (precisely that version number) required, or
> 
> Yes.  Please use the specified version.

Hi,

I did that, but I still cannot build a kernel, although the problem
is different now.  The build fails with:

Inconsistent kallsyms data
Try setting CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS
make: *** [vmlinux] Error 1


even after I set/enable CONFIG_KALLSYMS_EXTRA_PASS.


Have you tested this on x86_64?

Thanks.

> > > could this be elfutils-0.125.tar.gz or later?
> > > I.e., is there something special/specific about elfutils-0.125 ?
> > > 
> > > It's a bit difficult to find 0.125 on the internet...
> > 
> > The reason that I ask the question(s) is that after I build
> > elfutils-0.128 and then do 'make install', I can no longer
> > build a kernel, i.e., kernel 'make' has errors, like:
> > 
> >   CC      init/main.o
> >   CC      init/do_mounts.o
> >   CC      init/do_mounts_rd.o
> >   AS      usr/initramfs_data.o
> >   LD      usr/built-in.o
> > ld: cannot load ld backend library 'libld_elf_x86_64.so': libld_elf_x86_64.so: cannot open shared object file: No such
>  file or directory
> > make[1]: *** [usr/built-in.o] Error 1
> > make: *** [usr] Error 2
> > make: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> >   CC      init/do_mounts_initrd.o
> >   CC      init/initramfs.o
> >   CC      init/calibrate.o
> >   CC      init/version.o
> >   LD      init/mounts.o
> > ld: cannot load ld backend library 'libld_elf_x86_64.so': libld_elf_x86_64.so: cannot open shared object file: No such
>  file or directory
> > make[1]: *** [init/mounts.o] Error 1
> > make[1]: *** Waiting for unfinished jobs....
> > make: *** [init] Error 2
> > 
> > 
> > on x86_64.
> > 
> > 
> > > >  * BUILD & INSTALL
> > > >    1.Get the latest makedumpfile from the following site:
> > > >      https://sourceforge.net/projects/makedumpfile/


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