On Thu, Nov 08, 2007 at 02:03:22PM -0800, Andrew Sharp wrote: > The gdb from debian etch (6.4.90-debian) doesn't like core files > produced by 64-bit kernel it seems. I've got this patch which seems > to do the job, but I'm unclear on what other implications it might have, > if any. > diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c > index 993f7ec..58533dc 100644 > --- a/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c > +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/binfmt_elfo32.c > @@ -54,9 +54,13 @@ typedef elf_fpreg_t elf_fpregset_t[ELF_NFPREG]; > > #include <asm/processor.h> > #include <linux/module.h> > -#include <linux/elfcore.h> > #include <linux/compat.h> > > +void elf32_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t grp, struct pt_regs *regs); > +#undef ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS > +#define ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS(_dest,_regs) elf32_core_copy_regs(_dest,_regs); > +#include <linux/elfcore.h> > + > #define elf_prstatus elf_prstatus32 > struct elf_prstatus32 > { > @@ -109,9 +113,6 @@ jiffies_to_compat_timeval(unsigned long jiffies, struct comp > value->tv_usec = rem / NSEC_PER_USEC; > } > > -#undef ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS > -#define ELF_CORE_COPY_REGS(_dest,_regs) elf32_core_copy_regs(_dest,_regs); > - > void elf32_core_copy_regs(elf_gregset_t grp, struct pt_regs *regs) > { > int i; Looks like it's a larger change than needed. > diff --git a/include/asm-mips/reg.h b/include/asm-mips/reg.h > index 634b55d..b44b308 100644 > --- a/include/asm-mips/reg.h > +++ b/include/asm-mips/reg.h > @@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ > #ifndef __ASM_MIPS_REG_H > #define __ASM_MIPS_REG_H > > - > +#define WANT_COMPAT_REG_H > #if defined(CONFIG_32BIT) || defined(WANT_COMPAT_REG_H) > > #define EF_R0 6 > @@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ > > #endif > > -#ifdef CONFIG_64BIT > +#if defined(CONFIG_64BIT) && !defined(WANT_COMPAT_REG_H) > > #define EF_R0 0 > #define EF_R1 1 This change breaks the native 64-bit and N32 ptrace and core dumpers. I suggest something more minimal like the below patch. Does that one do the trick for you? Ralf Signed-off-by: Ralf Baechle <ralf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c | 3 +++ 1 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) diff --git a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c index 76818be..44109fb 100644 --- a/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c +++ b/arch/mips/kernel/ptrace32.c @@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ * At this time Linux/MIPS64 only supports syscall tracing, even for 32-bit * binaries. */ + +#define WANT_COMPAT_REG_H + #include <linux/compiler.h> #include <linux/kernel.h> #include <linux/sched.h>