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Re: [Crash-utility] Re: [Xen-devel] [PATCH] Add xen_phys_start value in the crash info note



Keir Fraser wrote:
On 30/5/08 06:13, "Itsuro ODA" <oda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

This patch makes the vmcore utilities (ex. crash, makedumpfile) be
able to get the relocation address of the xen hypervisor from a vmcore.
It is necessary for the utilities to find the data of the hypervisor
structures.

Note that this patch does not raise any comptibility issue for the
utilities (which I know) nor the other components of xen.

Since it both changes the size of the crash_info elf note, and adds the new
field in the middle of the crash_info structure, how can it not affect
compatibility?

 -- Keir

Itsuro did it that way on purpose.  It maintains backwards compatibility by
keeping the dom0_pfn_to_mfn_frame_list_list field as the last field in the
PT_NOTE.  crash doesn't know what a crash_xen_info_t structure is, but only
its old and new size.

Dave



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