[RESEND PATCH 2/4] Use vmap_area_list to get vmalloc_start for i386.

Atsushi Kumagai kumagai-atsushi at mxc.nes.nec.co.jp
Wed Apr 10 03:10:48 EDT 2013


From: Atsushi Kumagai <kumagai-atsushi at mxc.nes.nec.co.jp>
Date: Thu, 14 Mar 2013 19:10:49 +0900
Subject: [PATCH 2/4] Use vmap_area_list to get vmalloc_start for i386.

Try to get vmalloc_start value from vmap_area_list first for
newer i386 kernels.

Signed-off-by: Atsushi Kumagai <kumagai-atsushi at mxc.nes.nec.co.jp>
---
 arch/x86.c | 46 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------------
 1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)

diff --git a/arch/x86.c b/arch/x86.c
index ef29e3c..e397905 100644
--- a/arch/x86.c
+++ b/arch/x86.c
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ remap_init(void)
 int
 get_machdep_info_x86(void)
 {
-	unsigned long vmlist, vmalloc_start;
+	unsigned long vmlist, vmap_area_list, vmalloc_start;
 
 	/* PAE */
 	if ((vt.mem_flags & MEMORY_X86_PAE)
@@ -100,22 +100,40 @@ get_machdep_info_x86(void)
 		return FALSE;
 
 	/*
-	 * For the compatibility, makedumpfile should run without the symbol
-	 * vmlist and the offset of vm_struct.addr if they are not necessary.
+	 * Get vmalloc_start value from either vmap_area_list or vmlist.
 	 */
-	if ((SYMBOL(vmlist) == NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
-	    || (OFFSET(vm_struct.addr) == NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)) {
+	if ((SYMBOL(vmap_area_list) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
+	    && (OFFSET(vmap_area.va_start) != NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)
+	    && (OFFSET(vmap_area.list) != NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)) {
+		if (!readmem(VADDR, SYMBOL(vmap_area_list) + OFFSET(list_head.next),
+			     &vmap_area_list, sizeof(vmap_area_list))) {
+			ERRMSG("Can't get vmap_area_list.\n");
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		if (!readmem(VADDR, vmap_area_list - OFFSET(vmap_area.list) +
+			     OFFSET(vmap_area.va_start), &vmalloc_start,
+			     sizeof(vmalloc_start))) {
+			ERRMSG("Can't get vmalloc_start.\n");
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+	} else if ((SYMBOL(vmlist) != NOT_FOUND_SYMBOL)
+		   && (OFFSET(vm_struct.addr) != NOT_FOUND_STRUCTURE)) {
+		if (!readmem(VADDR, SYMBOL(vmlist), &vmlist, sizeof(vmlist))) {
+			ERRMSG("Can't get vmlist.\n");
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+		if (!readmem(VADDR, vmlist + OFFSET(vm_struct.addr), &vmalloc_start,
+			     sizeof(vmalloc_start))) {
+			ERRMSG("Can't get vmalloc_start.\n");
+			return FALSE;
+		}
+	} else {
+		/*
+		 * For the compatibility, makedumpfile should run without the symbol
+		 * used to get vmalloc_start value if they are not necessary.
+		 */
 		return TRUE;
 	}
-	if (!readmem(VADDR, SYMBOL(vmlist), &vmlist, sizeof(vmlist))) {
-		ERRMSG("Can't get vmlist.\n");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
-	if (!readmem(VADDR, vmlist + OFFSET(vm_struct.addr), &vmalloc_start,
-	    sizeof(vmalloc_start))) {
-		ERRMSG("Can't get vmalloc_start.\n");
-		return FALSE;
-	}
 	info->vmalloc_start = vmalloc_start;
 	DEBUG_MSG("vmalloc_start: %lx\n", vmalloc_start);
 
-- 
1.8.0.2



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