[Xen-devel] [PATCH] Add xen_phys_start value in the crash info note

[Keir Fraser]

On 30/5/08 06:13, "Itsuro ODA" <oda at valinux.co.jp> wrote:

> This patch makes the vmcore utilities (ex. crash, makedumpfile) be
> able to get the relocation address of the xen hypervisor from a vmcore.
> It is necessary for the utilities to find the data of the hypervisor
> structures.
> 
> Note that this patch does not raise any comptibility issue for the
> utilities (which I know) nor the other components of xen.

Since it both changes the size of the crash_info elf note, and adds the new
field in the middle of the crash_info structure, how can it not affect
compatibility?

 -- Keir