On March 9, 2015 10:07:28 PM EDT, Arshad Hussain <arshad.super@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >On 08-Mar-2015, at 11:00 pm, Jamal <md.jamalmohiuddin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > >> Hi.. >> >> After reading Documentation on System.map, i understood that , >whenever >> an oops happens the following addresses will be converted to its >> function name by klogd daemon using System.map. >> >> Now when we have /proc/kallsyms which stores the symbol table in the >> kernel image itself.Then what is the need of System.map file??Is any >> process or daemon still using it?? > >My 2 cents. > >No. > >However, Since kallsyms bloats the kernel and makes it larger >production kernel may not have it. >In such case it will rely on System.map and ksymsoops for decoding oops >messages. > >> >> Regards, >> Md.Jamal > >Thanks > >> MD. Jamal, You are 100 percent correct here adding features related to kernel debugging can easily bloat the kernel be a few gigabytes installed, easily terrible for any production where the storage space can be better used for various other applications or even important debugging log files. Nick >> _______________________________________________ >> Kernelnewbies mailing list >> Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies > > >_______________________________________________ >Kernelnewbies mailing list >Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies -- Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. _______________________________________________ Kernelnewbies mailing list Kernelnewbies@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx http://lists.kernelnewbies.org/mailman/listinfo/kernelnewbies
