Re: identifying system.map files
Marty Leisner (leisner@sdsp.mc.xerox.com)
Wed, 14 Feb 1996 08:46:01 PST
> "Marty Leisner": "identifying system.map files" (Feb 12, 10:03):
> >
> > I put in a symbol which changes with the kernel version
> > (so I can tell what my System.map files are for...)
> >
> > I find it very handy when I'm building kernels and have some
> > programs which depend on System.map...
>
> This facility already exists, although the format is slightly strange
> (because it's meant to be machine-readable, not user-readable).
>
> Instead of "kernel_version_1_3_63" you can grep for "Version_.*" in your
> System.map, and find something like
>
> 0019d500 D Version_66367
>
>
Actually, the facility isn't there...I'm also including build with
everything else...which is crucial for when I'm dealing with
patching kernels and I need to get my system maps straight to run
lsof...
: leisner@thingy; grep ersion System.map
00153b08 t inc_inode_version
00163778 t get_version
0017dfc0 t get_fdc_version
00193838 t show_serial_version
001a820c T AscGetChipVersion
001cc868 D Version_66366
001dc868 d version
001f11ac B kernel_version_1_3_62_3
: leisner@thingy;
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marty
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