----- Original Message ----- > This patch adds options to crash's search command that allow searches > for character strings (-c), unsigned hexadecimal integer values (-w), > and unsigned hexadecimal short values (-h). The integer and short > values are searched on integer and short alignments respectively. > > Strings are searched across contiguous page boundaries, which can cause > possibly confusing behavior since contiguity is affected by the type of > search. For example, a page-crossing string found in a user virtual > address search might not be found in a kernel virtual address search if > the kernel pages mapped to the user address space are not contiguous. > > The patch is for crash-5.1.2 and has been tested on an x86_64 system. > > > Some last minute caveats on with search due to the parser (worth putting > in help?): > > All numbers are interpreted as hex numbers, regardless of starting > character. > > Double quotes are magic to crash's parser, so strings of almost anything > can be enclosed in "", for example: "can't". > > Single quotes mean nothing, so searching for 'dog' is the same as > searching for "'dog'". Queued for crash-5.1.3 -- really nice addition, Bob. Thanks, Dave -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility
