Re: core dumps from multi-threaded (kernel cloned) processes
Christopher Blizzard (blizzard@AppliedTheory.com)
Wed, 19 Nov 1997 09:29:57 -0500
In message <34721822.B7BAD68B@raptor.com>, Philip Gladstone is rumored to have
said:
:I have a patch for 2.0.32 that creates a multithreaded core dump
:(when a multithreaded process dies). I also have patches for gdb-4.16
:to allow it to read it. *However* I only have this implemented for
:i386, and I need someone who understands the other architectures to
:implement the following function:
:
: void get_pt_regs_for_task(struct pt_regs *regs,
: struct task_struct *task)
:
:i.e. a function that fills out a pt_regs structure for a random
:task (which is not the current task). This is pretty easy for
:the i386... (since it is already on the stack)
:
:Thanks,
: Philip
:
:
Philip,
I would personally be very interested in patches for this. Also, is there
a chance that something like this could be integrated into the mainstream
kernel? There is a need for it. It would be quite nice to be able to say
that 2.2 would core dump MT programs "correctly". :)
--Chris
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Christopher Blizzard
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