Hi Dave,
>>> On 1/9/2012 at 09:25 AM, in message
<c6dce576-2317-45b3-aaca-7b1ac3f9758f@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Dave Anderson <anderson@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> Can you re-post your patch as an attachment?
Certainly, I will do that shortly. I'm sorry for not realizing my mail address change was a factor. The change happened quietly for me and I still have novell.com as an alias anyway, however I am a SUSE R&D engineer.
> When read from both my mailer, and by cut-and-past from the mailing
> list archive, it seems that all the tabs have been made into spaces?
Understood, thanks for the explanation.
David.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>> I have been shown several alleged crash bugs that much effort
>> revealed to be actually just incomplete or corrupt dump files. This
>> set of changes adds a debug level 8 set of messages that allows for
>> an easier optional diagnosis of faulty crash dumps through the
>> runtime read_mem() instance and it's behavior and adds some optional
>> messages for identifiable error cases that currently only use error
>> codes that aren't uniquely found in the source.
>>
>> This patch is based on crash-6.0.2
>>
>> Signed-off-by: David Mair <dmair@xxxxxxxx>
>> ---
>> diff --git a/a/diskdump.c b/b/diskdump.c
>> index 5519af7..7cad9dc 100644
>> --- a/a/diskdump.c
>> +++ b/b/diskdump.c
>> @@ -432,6 +432,8 @@ restart:
>>
>> dd->dumpable_bitmap = calloc(bitmap_len, 1);
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, " memory bitmap: %llx\n", offset);
>> if (FLAT_FORMAT()) {
>> if (!read_flattened_format(dd->dfd, offset, dd->bitmap,
>> bitmap_len)) {
>> error(INFO, "%s: cannot read memory bitmap\n",
>> @@ -829,6 +831,9 @@ read_diskdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>>
>> pfn = paddr_to_pfn(paddr);
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read_diskdump(%d, %llx, %d, %lx, %llx), pfn=%lx\n",
>> + fd, (ulonglong)bufptr, cnt, addr, (ulonglong)paddr, pfn);
>> if (KDUMP_SPLIT()) {
>> /* Find proper dd */
>> int i;
>> @@ -844,27 +849,54 @@ read_diskdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> }
>> }
>>
>> - if (i == num_dumpfiles)
>> + if (i == num_dumpfiles) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Address is beyond last dumpfile.\n");
>> return SEEK_ERROR;
>> + }
>> }
>>
>> curpaddr = paddr & ~((physaddr_t)(dd->block_size-1));
>> page_offset = paddr & ((physaddr_t)(dd->block_size-1));
>>
>> - if ((pfn >= dd->header->max_mapnr) || !page_is_ram(pfn))
>> + if ((pfn >= dd->header->max_mapnr) || !page_is_ram(pfn)) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8) && (pfn >= dd->header->max_mapnr))
>> + error(INFO, "pfn (%lx) is >= maximum map number (%lx)\n",
>> + pfn, dd->header->max_mapnr);
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8) && !page_is_ram(pfn))
>> + error(INFO, "pfn (%lx) is not in ram\n", pfn);
>> return SEEK_ERROR;
>> + }
>> if (!page_is_dumpable(pfn)) {
>> if ((dd->flags & (ZERO_EXCLUDED|ERROR_EXCLUDED)) ==
>> - ERROR_EXCLUDED)
>> + ERROR_EXCLUDED) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "pfn (%lx) is excluded\n", pfn);
>> return PAGE_EXCLUDED;
>> + }
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Zero-filling page with pfn=%lx\n", pfn);
>> memset(bufptr, 0, cnt);
>> return cnt;
>> }
>>
>> - if (!page_is_cached(curpaddr))
>> - if ((ret = cache_page(curpaddr)) < 0)
>> + if (!page_is_cached(curpaddr)) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "caching page with current physaddr=%llx\n",
>> + curpaddr);
>> + if ((ret = cache_page(curpaddr)) < 0) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Failed with err=%d to cache page "
>> + "with current physaddr=%llx\n",
>> + ret, curpaddr);
>> return ret;
>> + }
>> + }
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Buffering page with pfn=%lx and current "
>> + "physaddr=%llx\n",
>> + pfn, curpaddr);
>> memcpy(bufptr, dd->curbufptr + page_offset, cnt);
>>
>> return cnt;
>> diff --git a/a/filesys.c b/b/filesys.c
>> index 6994fb0..7a8ec3d 100755
>> --- a/a/filesys.c
>> +++ b/b/filesys.c
>> @@ -163,6 +163,8 @@ memory_source_init(void)
>> error(INFO, "using /dev/mem\n\n");
>> pc->flags &= ~MEMMOD;
>> pc->flags |= DEVMEM;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_dev_mem\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_dev_mem;
>> pc->writemem = write_dev_mem;
>> pc->live_memsrc = "/dev/mem";
>> @@ -3382,6 +3384,8 @@ get_live_memory_source(void)
>> if (use_module) {
>> pc->flags &= ~DEVMEM;
>> pc->flags |= MEMMOD;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_memory_device\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_memory_device;
>> pc->writemem = write_memory_device;
>> pc->live_memsrc = pc->memory_device;
>> @@ -3390,6 +3394,9 @@ get_live_memory_source(void)
>> if (crashbuiltin) {
>> pc->flags &= ~DEVMEM;
>> pc->flags |= CRASHBUILTIN;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_memory_device/builtin\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_memory_device;
>> pc->writemem = write_memory_device;
>> pc->live_memsrc = pc->memory_device;
>> diff --git a/a/main.c b/b/main.c
>> index ae8d933..5440c72 100755
>> --- a/a/main.c
>> +++ b/b/main.c
>> @@ -431,6 +431,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= DEVMEM;
>> pc->dumpfile = NULL;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_dev_mem\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_dev_mem;
>> pc->writemem = write_dev_mem;
>> pc->live_memsrc = argv[optind];
>> @@ -443,6 +446,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= PROC_KCORE;
>> pc->dumpfile = NULL;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_proc_kcore\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_proc_kcore;
>> pc->writemem = write_proc_kcore;
>> pc->live_memsrc = argv[optind];
>> @@ -457,9 +463,15 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>>
>> if (is_sadump_xen()) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_kdump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>> pc->writemem = write_kdump;
>> } else {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_netdump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_netdump;
>> pc->writemem = write_netdump;
>> }
>> @@ -472,6 +484,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= KDUMP;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_kdump for KDUMP_LOCAL\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>> pc->writemem = write_kdump;
>>
>> @@ -483,6 +498,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= KVMDUMP;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_kvmdump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kvmdump;
>> pc->writemem = write_kvmdump;
>>
>> @@ -502,6 +520,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= XENDUMP;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_xendump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_xendump;
>> pc->writemem = write_xendump;
>>
>> @@ -518,6 +539,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= DISKDUMP;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_diskdump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_diskdump;
>> pc->writemem = write_diskdump;
>>
>> @@ -529,6 +553,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= LKCD;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_lkcddump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_lkcd_dumpfile;
>> pc->writemem = write_lkcd_dumpfile;
>>
>> @@ -540,6 +567,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= MCLXCD;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_mclxdump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_mclx_dumpfile;
>> pc->writemem = write_mclx_dumpfile;
>>
>> @@ -551,6 +581,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= S390D;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_s390_dumpfile\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_s390_dumpfile;
>> pc->writemem = write_s390_dumpfile;
>>
>> @@ -563,6 +596,9 @@ main(int argc, char **argv)
>> }
>> pc->flags |= SADUMP;
>> pc->dumpfile = argv[optind];
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to "
>> + "read_sadump\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_sadump;
>> pc->writemem = write_sadump;
>>
>> @@ -950,6 +986,8 @@ setup_environment(int argc, char **argv)
>> pc->flags |= DATADEBUG; /* default until unnecessary */
>> pc->confd = -2;
>> pc->machine_type = MACHINE_TYPE;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to default read_dev_mem\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_dev_mem; /* defaults until argv[] is parsed
>> */
>> pc->writemem = write_dev_mem;
>> pc->memory_module = NULL;
>> @@ -1600,8 +1638,11 @@ check_xen_hyper(void)
>>
>> #ifdef XEN_HYPERVISOR_ARCH
>> pc->cmd_table = xen_hyper_command_table;
>> - if (pc->flags & XENDUMP)
>> + if (pc->flags & XENDUMP) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_xendump_hyper\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_xendump_hyper;
>> + }
>> #else
>> error(FATAL, XEN_HYPERVISOR_NOT_SUPPORTED);
>> #endif
>> diff --git a/a/memory.c b/b/memory.c
>> index 95eefc9..ac64767 100755
>> --- a/a/memory.c
>> +++ b/b/memory.c
>> @@ -2215,6 +2215,8 @@ switch_to_proc_kcore(void)
>>
>> pc->flags &= ~DEVMEM;
>> pc->flags |= PROC_KCORE;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_proc_kcore for memory.c\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_proc_kcore;
>> pc->writemem = write_proc_kcore;
>> pc->live_memsrc = "/proc/kcore";
>> diff --git a/a/netdump.c b/b/netdump.c
>> index 4011f36..28989c9 100644
>> --- a/a/netdump.c
>> +++ b/b/netdump.c
>> @@ -495,6 +495,10 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> off_t offset;
>> struct pt_load_segment *pls;
>> int i;
>> +
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read_netdump(%d, %llx, %d, %lx, %llx)\n",
>> + fd, (ulonglong)bufptr, cnt, addr, (ulonglong)paddr);
>>
>> offset = 0;
>>
>> @@ -509,6 +513,9 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt, ulong
>> addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> {
>> case NETDUMP_ELF32:
>> offset = (off_t)paddr + (off_t)nd->header_size;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read NETDUMP_ELF32 for offset: %llx\n",
>> + (ulonglong)offset);
>> break;
>>
>> case NETDUMP_ELF64:
>> @@ -517,6 +524,10 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> if (nd->num_pt_load_segments == 1) {
>> offset = (off_t)paddr + (off_t)nd->header_size -
>> (off_t)nd->pt_load_segments[0].phys_start;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read KDUMP or NETDUMP_ELF64 for "
>> + "single segment: %llx\n",
>> + (ulonglong)offset);
>> break;
>> }
>>
>> @@ -526,11 +537,18 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> (paddr < pls->phys_end)) {
>> offset = (off_t)(paddr - pls->phys_start) +
>> pls->file_offset;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read KDUMP or NETDUMP_ELF64 "
>> + "for multi-segment: %llx\n",
>> + (ulonglong)offset);
>> break;
>> }
>> if (pls->zero_fill && (paddr >= pls->phys_end) &&
>> (paddr < pls->zero_fill)) {
>> memset(bufptr, 0, cnt);
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read KDUMP or NETDUMP_ELF64 "
>> + "for zero-fill\n");
>> return cnt;
>> }
>> }
>> @@ -542,9 +560,15 @@ read_netdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> }
>>
>> if (FLAT_FORMAT()) {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read flat-format offset: %llx\n",
>> + (ulonglong)offset);
>> if (!read_flattened_format(nd->ndfd, offset, bufptr, cnt))
>> return READ_ERROR;
>> } else {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "seek and read offset: %llx\n",
>> + (ulonglong)offset);
>> if (lseek(nd->ndfd, offset, SEEK_SET) == -1)
>> return SEEK_ERROR;
>> if (read(nd->ndfd, bufptr, cnt) != cnt)
>> @@ -2618,6 +2642,9 @@ get_kdump_panic_task(void)
>> int
>> read_kdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt, ulong addr, physaddr_t
>> paddr)
>> {
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read_kdump for: virt=%lx phys=%llx\n",
>> + addr, (ulonglong)paddr);
>> if (XEN_CORE_DUMPFILE() && !XEN_HYPER_MODE()) {
>> if (!(nd->xen_kdump_data->flags & KDUMP_P2M_INIT)) {
>> if (!machdep->xen_kdump_p2m_create)
>> @@ -2640,6 +2667,10 @@ read_kdump(int fd, void *bufptr, int cnt,
>> ulong addr, physaddr_t paddr)
>> return READ_ERROR;
>> }
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "read_kdump trying read_netdump for: virt=%lx "
>> + "phys=%llx\n",
>> + addr, (ulonglong)paddr);
>> return read_netdump(fd, bufptr, cnt, addr, paddr);
>> }
>>
>> diff --git a/a/remote.c b/b/remote.c
>> index a06c14b..d84d556 100755
>> --- a/a/remote.c
>> +++ b/b/remote.c
>> @@ -2244,6 +2244,8 @@ remote_fd_init(void)
>> * if no remote dumpfile name was entered. If it is
>> /dev/mem,
>> * then also go get the remote /proc/version.
>> */
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_daemon\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_daemon;
>>
>> if (!pc->server_memsrc)
>> diff --git a/a/x86.c b/b/x86.c
>> index df91110..f166a02 100755
>> --- a/a/x86.c
>> +++ b/b/x86.c
>> @@ -4390,6 +4390,8 @@ x86_xen_kdump_p2m_create(struct xen_kdump_data
>> *xkd)
>> * Temporarily read physical (machine) addresses from vmcore by
>> * going directly to read_netdump() instead of via read_kdump().
>> */
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_netdump for x86\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_netdump;
>>
>> if (xkd->flags & KDUMP_CR3)
>> @@ -4467,6 +4469,8 @@ x86_xen_kdump_p2m_create(struct xen_kdump_data
>> *xkd)
>> fprintf(fp, "\n");
>> }
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_kdump for x86\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>> return TRUE;
>>
>> @@ -4553,6 +4557,9 @@ use_cr3:
>>
>> machdep->last_ptbl_read = 0;
>> machdep->last_pmd_read = 0;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_kdump for x86 and "
>> + "use cr3\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>>
>> return TRUE;
>> diff --git a/a/x86_64.c b/b/x86_64.c
>> index 689317f..26fb397 100755
>> --- a/a/x86_64.c
>> +++ b/b/x86_64.c
>> @@ -5398,6 +5398,8 @@ x86_64_xen_kdump_p2m_create(struct
>> xen_kdump_data *xkd)
>> * Temporarily read physical (machine) addresses from
>> vmcore by
>> * going directly to read_netdump() instead of via
>> read_kdump().
>> */
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_netdump for x86_64\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_netdump;
>>
>> if (xkd->flags & KDUMP_CR3)
>> @@ -5458,6 +5460,8 @@ x86_64_xen_kdump_p2m_create(struct
>> xen_kdump_data *xkd)
>> fprintf(fp, "\n");
>> }
>>
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_kdump for x86_64\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>> return TRUE;
>>
>> @@ -5524,6 +5528,9 @@ use_cr3:
>> machdep->last_pgd_read = 0;
>> machdep->last_ptbl_read = 0;
>> machdep->last_pmd_read = 0;
>> + if (CRASHDEBUG(8))
>> + error(INFO, "Setting readmem to read_kdump for x86_64 and "
>> + "using cr3\n");
>> pc->readmem = read_kdump;
>>
>> return TRUE;
>>
>>
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