Date: Wed, 5 Nov 2008 21:36:16 -0800
From: Arjan van de Ven <arjan@infradead.org>
To: Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au>
Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, akpm@linux-foundation.org,
       torvalds@linux-foundation.org, mingo@elte.hu,
       Randy Dunlap <randy.dunlap@oracle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] scripts: script from kerneloops.org to pretty print
 oops dumps
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On Thu, 06 Nov 2008 15:15:22 +1100
Keith Owens <kaos@ocs.com.au> wrote:

> Arjan van de Ven (on Wed, 5 Nov 2008 19:07:26 -0800) wrote:
> >I had this script lying around (used on kerneloops.org in a slightly
> >modified form, where I use a database as input rather than stdin). I
> >think it's a useful tool, at least I find it extremely useful in
> >turning oopses into an "oh duh yes there" experience...
> >
> >Caveats:
> >* It only works for oopses not-in-modules
> >* It only works nicely for kernels compiled with CONFIG_DEBUG_INFO
> >* It's not very fast.
> 
> Another caveat: "if ($_ =~ /EIP: 0060:\[\<([a-z0-9]+)\>\]/)" means
> that it only works on x86_32.
> 

true. I've not tried it/adapted it on any other arch yet.


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