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Why error message not goes into pipe nor redirected path in ‘crash’?
In the below example, the error always shows in the console. crash> sym ffffffffa02ef86 > /dev/null sym: invalid address: ffffffffa02ef86 This ‘sym’ command is implemented in ‘void cmd_sym(void)’ function in crash. /* * This command may be used to: * * 1. Translate a symbol to its value. * 2. Translate a value to it… Continue reading
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An example case with some of my commands
System got high load average and it wasn’t responding for long which is a typical hang situation. It shows total 56 tasks in D (Uninterruptible) state and 5 tasks were in D state longer than 120 seconds which is considered as a hung task. Let’s see what it was waiting for in this process. Alright,… Continue reading
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How to disassemble a module from a vmcore
There are times that you have to deal with a module which you don’t have source code. Only thing we can do is disassemble it, but if you don’t have actual module binary, this is also tough. Luckily, vmcore has all the code loaded into the memory. So, here’s the steps to get disassembled code… Continue reading
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A software engineer who loves any technologies that makes life easier. That’s why I love Linux and Mac at the same time.