Re: scripts_gdb: Python Exception <class 'gdb.error'>: There is no member named nsections.

[Jan Kiszka]

On 20.02.25 16:21, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have been working on the new ovpn linux kernel module since a while
> and your gdb kernel debugging helper scripts have been of great help.
> 
> However, recently I have started hitting an issue I could not explain.
> When my qemu instance loads the ovpn.ko module, I get the following
> output in gdb:
> 
> scanning for modules in /home/ordex/exp/openvpn_dev/linux-ovpn-dco
> loading @0xffffffffa0000000: /home/ordex/exp/openvpn_dev/linux-ovpn-dco/
> drivers/net/ovpn/ovpn.ko
> Python Exception <class 'gdb.error'>: There is no member named nsections.
> 
> and the load of the symbols fails.
> 
> Does it ring any bell?
> Any help debugging further?
> 
> I am running the latest net-next.
> 

Thanks for reporting. That's because of [1] in upcoming 6.14. Someone
needs to update scripts/gdb/linux/symbols.py accordingly.

Jan

[1]
https://lore.kernel.org/r/linux-hardening/20241216-sysfs-const-bin_attr-module-v1-1-f81e49e54ce4@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx/

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