When re-filtering the dump file after the free pages have already been stripped out we get an error "Can't get necessary symbols for excluding free pages" if newly specified dump level is below 16 (preserves free pages). According to the code, the check for the new dump level is done BEFORE the new dump level is actually set (based on the dump level specified in the command and the one from the input dump file). Moving the new_dump_level calculation ahead would fix the error. Signed-off-by: Mikhail Zaslonko <zaslonko at linux.vnet.ibm.com> --- makedumpfile.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++++++------------ 1 file changed, 22 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-) diff --git a/makedumpfile.c b/makedumpfile.c index e69b6df..24f99fc 100644 --- a/makedumpfile.c +++ b/makedumpfile.c @@ -9774,10 +9774,25 @@ writeout_multiple_dumpfiles(void) return ret; } +void +update_dump_level(void) +{ + int new_level; + + new_level = info->dump_level | info->kh_memory->dump_level; + if (new_level != info->dump_level) { + info->dump_level = new_level; + MSG("dump_level is changed to %d, " \ + "because %s was created by dump_level(%d).", + new_level, info->name_memory, + info->kh_memory->dump_level); + } +} + int create_dumpfile(void) { - int num_retry, status, new_level; + int num_retry, status; if (!open_files_for_creating_dumpfile()) return FALSE; @@ -9786,6 +9801,10 @@ create_dumpfile(void) if (!get_elf_info(info->fd_memory, info->name_memory)) return FALSE; } + + if (info->flag_refiltering) + update_dump_level(); + if (!initial()) return FALSE; @@ -9804,17 +9823,8 @@ create_dumpfile(void) num_retry = 0; retry: - if (info->flag_refiltering) { - /* Change dump level */ - new_level = info->dump_level | info->kh_memory->dump_level; - if (new_level != info->dump_level) { - info->dump_level = new_level; - MSG("dump_level is changed to %d, " \ - "because %s was created by dump_level(%d).", - new_level, info->name_memory, - info->kh_memory->dump_level); - } - } + if (info->flag_refiltering) + update_dump_level(); if ((info->name_filterconfig || info->name_eppic_config) && !gather_filter_info()) -- 1.8.3.1