Hi, makedumpfile 1.2.7 fails on a SGI machine with following error: readmem: Can't convert a virtual address(a0007fff8f900000) to offset. The debug output is --------------------------------------- 8< -------------------------- LOAD (0) phys_start : 3014000000 phys_end : 301466d660 virt_start : a000000100000000 virt_end : a00000010066d660 LOAD (1) phys_start : 3000080000 phys_end : 3000400000 virt_start : e000003000080000 virt_end : e000003000400000 LOAD (2) phys_start : 3003000000 phys_end : 3006000000 virt_start : e000003003000000 virt_end : e000003006000000 LOAD (3) phys_start : 3006000000 phys_end : 3014000000 virt_start : e000003006000000 virt_end : e000003014000000 LOAD (4) phys_start : 3014000000 phys_end : 3014f0b000 virt_start : e000003014000000 virt_end : e000003014f0b000 LOAD (5) phys_start : 3014f0b000 phys_end : 3018000000 virt_start : e000003014f0b000 virt_end : e000003018000000 LOAD (6) phys_start : 3038000000 phys_end : 307bffe000 virt_start : e000003038000000 virt_end : e00000307bffe000 LOAD (7) phys_start : b000080000 phys_end : b000400000 virt_start : e00000b000080000 virt_end : e00000b000400000 LOAD (8) phys_start : b003000000 phys_end : b006000000 virt_start : e00000b003000000 virt_end : e00000b006000000 LOAD (9) phys_start : b006000000 phys_end : b079e8c000 virt_start : e00000b006000000 virt_end : e00000b079e8c000 LOAD (10) phys_start : b079e8c000 phys_end : b079e92000 virt_start : e00000b079e8c000 virt_end : e00000b079e92000 LOAD (11) phys_start : b079e92000 phys_end : b079e93000 virt_start : e00000b079e92000 virt_end : e00000b079e93000 LOAD (12) phys_start : b079e93000 phys_end : b07a3f2000 virt_start : e00000b079e93000 virt_end : e00000b07a3f2000 LOAD (13) phys_start : b07a3f2000 phys_end : b07a452000 virt_start : e00000b07a3f2000 virt_end : e00000b07a452000 LOAD (14) phys_start : b07a452000 phys_end : b07a7fe000 virt_start : e00000b07a452000 virt_end : e00000b07a7fe000 LOAD (15) phys_start : b07b800000 phys_end : b07b801000 virt_start : e00000b07b800000 virt_end : e00000b07b801000 LOAD (16) phys_start : b07b801000 phys_end : b07b88c000 virt_start : e00000b07b801000 virt_end : e00000b07b88c000 LOAD (17) phys_start : b07b88c000 phys_end : b07b894000 virt_start : e00000b07b88c000 virt_end : e00000b07b894000 LOAD (18) phys_start : b07b894000 phys_end : b07b896000 virt_start : e00000b07b894000 virt_end : e00000b07b896000 LOAD (19) phys_start : b07b896000 phys_end : b07b89e000 virt_start : e00000b07b896000 virt_end : e00000b07b89e000 LOAD (20) phys_start : b07b89e000 phys_end : b07b89f000 virt_start : e00000b07b89e000 virt_end : e00000b07b89f000 LOAD (21) phys_start : b07b89f000 phys_end : b07ba00000 virt_start : e00000b07b89f000 virt_end : e00000b07ba00000 LOAD (22) phys_start : b07ba00000 phys_end : b07bd5a000 virt_start : e00000b07ba00000 virt_end : e00000b07bd5a000 LOAD (23) phys_start : b07bd94000 phys_end : b07be00000 virt_start : e00000b07bd94000 virt_end : e00000b07be00000 LOAD (24) phys_start : b07be00000 phys_end : b07be12000 virt_start : e00000b07be00000 virt_end : e00000b07be12000 LOAD (25) phys_start : b07be80000 phys_end : b07be8e000 virt_start : e00000b07be80000 virt_end : e00000b07be8e000 Linux kdump max_mapnr : 2c1efa3 num of NODEs : 2 Memory type : DISCONTIGMEM mem_map (0) mem_map : 0 pfn_start : 0 pfn_end : c00c00 mem_map (1) mem_map : a0007fff8f900000 pfn_start : c00c00 pfn_end : c1efff mem_map (2) mem_map : 0 pfn_start : c1efff pfn_end : 2c00c00 mem_map (3) mem_map : a0007fffff900000 pfn_start : 2c00c00 pfn_end : 2c1efa3 Checking for memory holes : [100 %] readmem: Can't convert a virtual address(a0007fff8f900000) to offset. --------------------------------------- >8 -------------------------- After debugging that, I didn't find an error code. That address is in fact the beginning of the mem_map of that node, and is in fact not mapped (I verified that in crash). With an older kernel and an older makedumpfile it succeeds. The debugging output here is: ---------------------------------------- 8< -------------------------- LOAD (0) phys_start : 3014000000 phys_end : 30145ac840 virt_start : a000000100000000 virt_end : a0000001005ac840 LOAD (1) phys_start : 3000080000 phys_end : 3000400000 virt_start : e000003000080000 virt_end : e000003000400000 LOAD (2) phys_start : 3003000000 phys_end : 3006000000 virt_start : e000003003000000 virt_end : e000003006000000 LOAD (3) phys_start : 3006000000 phys_end : 3014000000 virt_start : e000003006000000 virt_end : e000003014000000 LOAD (4) phys_start : 3014000000 phys_end : 3015b9f000 virt_start : e000003014000000 virt_end : e000003015b9f000 LOAD (5) phys_start : 3015b9f000 phys_end : 3018000000 virt_start : e000003015b9f000 virt_end : e000003018000000 LOAD (6) phys_start : 3038000000 phys_end : 307bffe000 virt_start : e000003038000000 virt_end : e00000307bffe000 LOAD (7) phys_start : b000080000 phys_end : b000400000 virt_start : e00000b000080000 virt_end : e00000b000400000 LOAD (8) phys_start : b003000000 phys_end : b006000000 virt_start : e00000b003000000 virt_end : e00000b006000000 LOAD (9) phys_start : b006000000 phys_end : b079ea2000 virt_start : e00000b006000000 virt_end : e00000b079ea2000 LOAD (10) phys_start : b079ea2000 phys_end : b07a3f4000 virt_start : e00000b079ea2000 virt_end : e00000b07a3f4000 LOAD (11) phys_start : b07a3f4000 phys_end : b07a452000 virt_start : e00000b07a3f4000 virt_end : e00000b07a452000 LOAD (12) phys_start : b07a452000 phys_end : b07a7fe000 virt_start : e00000b07a452000 virt_end : e00000b07a7fe000 LOAD (13) phys_start : b07b800000 phys_end : b07b801000 virt_start : e00000b07b800000 virt_end : e00000b07b801000 LOAD (14) phys_start : b07b801000 phys_end : b07b88c000 virt_start : e00000b07b801000 virt_end : e00000b07b88c000 LOAD (15) phys_start : b07b88c000 phys_end : b07b894000 virt_start : e00000b07b88c000 virt_end : e00000b07b894000 LOAD (16) phys_start : b07b894000 phys_end : b07b896000 virt_start : e00000b07b894000 virt_end : e00000b07b896000 LOAD (17) phys_start : b07b896000 phys_end : b07b89e000 virt_start : e00000b07b896000 virt_end : e00000b07b89e000 LOAD (18) phys_start : b07b89e000 phys_end : b07b89f000 virt_start : e00000b07b89e000 virt_end : e00000b07b89f000 LOAD (19) phys_start : b07b89f000 phys_end : b07ba00000 virt_start : e00000b07b89f000 virt_end : e00000b07ba00000 LOAD (20) phys_start : b07ba00000 phys_end : b07bd5a000 virt_start : e00000b07ba00000 virt_end : e00000b07bd5a000 LOAD (21) phys_start : b07bd94000 phys_end : b07be00000 virt_start : e00000b07bd94000 virt_end : e00000b07be00000 LOAD (22) phys_start : b07be00000 phys_end : b07be12000 virt_start : e00000b07be00000 virt_end : e00000b07be12000 LOAD (23) phys_start : b07be80000 phys_end : b07be8e000 virt_start : e00000b07be80000 virt_end : e00000b07be8e000 max_mapnr : 2c1efa3 num of NODEs : 2 Memory type : DISCONTIGMEM pfn_end of node (1) is over max_mapnr. pfn_start: 2c00000 pfn_end : 2c1f000 max_mapnr: 2c1efa3 mem_map (0) mem_map : 0 pfn_start : 0 pfn_end : c00000 mem_map (1) mem_map : a0007fff8f938000 pfn_start : c00000 pfn_end : c1f000 mem_map (2) mem_map : 0 pfn_start : c1f000 pfn_end : 2c00000 mem_map (3) mem_map : a0007fffff938000 pfn_start : 2c00000 pfn_end : 2c1efa3 --------------------- >8 ----------------------------------------- Can you help here? I'm currently a bit short in time ... :-( Bernhard -- Bernhard Walle, SUSE LINUX Products GmbH, Architecture Development
