[Crash-utility] Re: Crash-utility Digest, Vol 35, Issue 6

[Bernhard Walle]

* Dave Anderson [2008-08-13 09:17]:
>
> Bernhard Walle wrote:
> > * Dave Anderson [2008-08-13 09:02]:
> >> I'm not familiar with how SUSE handles kernel modules and their debuginfo data.
> > 
> > Also like you describe here:
> > 
> >> But, for example, RHEL kernels require that an associated kernel-debuginfo package
> >> be installed, which supplies both the vmlinux file as well as the "partner" .ko.debug
> >> files for each kernel module.
> > 
> > The only difference is that SUSE also has split kernel debuginfo data
> > while RedHat ships a whole vmlinux(.gz) in /usr/lib/debug/boot, IIRC.
> 
> Yep, that's right, for RHEL4, RHEL5 (and going forward) a debug-full vmlinux file
> is shipped in the kernel debuginfo package, although RHEL3 did use the split-format
> for kernels.

According to that, SLES 10 is like RHEL3 and SLES 9 like RHEL4/5. ;)


Bernhard
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