Is there a reason that makedumpfile does not fill in the utsname structure in the compressed dumpfile's header? The data structure does get read into a local new_utsname structure in the check_release() function, but it doesn't get saved and copied into the disk_dump_header in write_kdump_header(). It would be helpful if that were in place as a quick ID for what the compressed dumpfile contains. Dave -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility