Hi Dave, If a user by mistake issues the below command some junk characters are printed on the console. (crash vmlinux.gz or any .gz file) Please advise. linux:/boot # crash vmlinux-3.0.10-0.7-default.gz crash: ��{�UU����3ܣ@bjb R�I-& �� �c�"O9�Y��X^f<3��86���v1RS�q��\`������#��^����k�s@��}���=�׳d��g_�^{���Z{�����O- F�-W|y�7���f9�k���g���: compressed file name does not start with "vmlinux" Use "-f vmlinux-3.0.10-0.7-default.gz" on command line to override. crash: vmlinux-3.0.10-0.7-default.gz: not a supported file format Aruna On Mon, 2011-12-05 at 08:28 -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > The whole point of the "vmlinux" name check is to verify from > the compressed header itself whether it was generated from a file > that started with the name-string "vmlinux". It's not interested > in whatever the .gz creator named the compressed file. If you want > to work around that restriction, use "crash -f ...". > > Dave > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > Signed-off-by: Aruna Balakrishnaiah <aruna@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > > --- > > symbols.c | 4 ++-- > > 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) > > > > diff --git a/symbols.c b/symbols.c > > index 0cd3a01..acd8ad5 100755 > > --- a/symbols.c > > +++ b/symbols.c > > @@ -2995,10 +2995,10 @@ is_compressed_kernel(char *file, char **tmp) > > type = 0; > > > > if ((header[0] == 0x1f) && (header[1] == 0x8b) && (header[2] == 8)) > > { > > - if (!STRNEQ((char *)&header[10], "vmlinux") && > > + if (!STRNEQ(basename(file), "vmlinux") && > > !(st->flags & FORCE_DEBUGINFO)) { > > error(INFO, "%s: compressed file name does not " > > - "start with \"vmlinux\"\n", &header[10]); > > + "start with \"vmlinux\"\n", file); > > error(CONT, > > "Use \"-f %s\" on command line to override.\n\n", > > file); > > > > > -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility