----- Original Message ----- > On Mon, Jan 14, 2019 at 03:26:32PM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > > No. It needs *both* the vmlinux file and the vmcore file in order to read > > kernel > > virtual memory, so just having a kernel virtual address is insufficient. > > > > So it's a chicken-and-egg situation. This particular --osrelease option is used > > to determine *what* vmlinux file would be required for an actual crash analysis > > session. > > Ok, that makes sense. I could've used that explanation when reviewing > the documentation. Do you mind skimming through this: > > https://lkml.kernel.org/r/20190111145650.GG4729@xxxxxxx > > in case we've missed explaining relevant usage - like that above - of > some of the vmcoreinfo members? Yeah, I've been watching the thread, and the document looks fine to me. It's just that when I saw the discussion of this one being removed that I felt the need to respond... ;-) Dave
