[PATCH] makedumpfile: x86: Take care of init_level4_pgt rename in kernel
Pratyush Anand
panand at redhat.com
Tue Aug 1 20:42:20 PDT 2017
On Tuesday 01 August 2017 01:48 PM, Pratyush Anand wrote:
>>>
>>> I think what you want to do is like commit: ed46b6ad9, but I don't want to
>>> introduce a new flag every time a symbol name is changed. So how about
>>> unification into "init_level4_pgt" for backward compatibility ?
>>> The old name can be read in all versions of makedumpfile.
>>
>
> Still not sure, it it will be a good idea to have "init_level4_pgt" in newer
> generated vmcoreinfo ...
So, what is the suggestion?
Introduce a new variable like commit: ed46b6ad9 or keep symbol of
"init_level4_pgt" in generated vmcoreinfo for all kernels?
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Regards
Pratyush
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