|
@@ -301,11 +301,13 @@ For ppc64:
|
|
Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel:
|
|
Notes on loading the dump-capture kernel:
|
|
|
|
|
|
* By default, the ELF headers are stored in ELF64 format to support
|
|
* By default, the ELF headers are stored in ELF64 format to support
|
|
- systems with more than 4GB memory. The --elf32-core-headers option can
|
|
|
|
- be used to force the generation of ELF32 headers. This is necessary
|
|
|
|
- because GDB currently cannot open vmcore files with ELF64 headers on
|
|
|
|
- 32-bit systems. ELF32 headers can be used on non-PAE systems (that is,
|
|
|
|
- less than 4GB of memory).
|
|
|
|
|
|
+ systems with more than 4GB memory. On i386, kexec automatically checks if
|
|
|
|
+ the physical RAM size exceeds the 4 GB limit and if not, uses ELF32.
|
|
|
|
+ So, on non-PAE systems, ELF32 is always used.
|
|
|
|
+
|
|
|
|
+ The --elf32-core-headers option can be used to force the generation of ELF32
|
|
|
|
+ headers. This is necessary because GDB currently cannot open vmcore files
|
|
|
|
+ with ELF64 headers on 32-bit systems.
|
|
|
|
|
|
* The "irqpoll" boot parameter reduces driver initialization failures
|
|
* The "irqpoll" boot parameter reduces driver initialization failures
|
|
due to shared interrupts in the dump-capture kernel.
|
|
due to shared interrupts in the dump-capture kernel.
|