Bug 2177760 - [RFE] Extend libunwind with a supported library/approach
Summary: [RFE] Extend libunwind with a supported library/approach
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Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux Fast Datapath
Classification: Red Hat
Component: openvswitch3.1
Version: FDP 23.A
Hardware: Unspecified
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Assignee: Ales Musil
QA Contact: Christian Trautman
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Blocks: 2164058
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Reported: 2023-03-13 14:56 UTC by Eelco Chaudron
Modified: 2023-07-31 16:53 UTC (History)
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Red Hat Issue Tracker FD-2737 0 None None None 2023-03-13 14:57:37 UTC

Description Eelco Chaudron 2023-03-13 14:56:08 UTC
OVS uses libunwind to report backtraces when one of its daemons crash (when the --monitor options is supplied). For code details see:

https://github.com/openvswitch/ovs/blob/master/lib/backtrace.c


However libunwind is no longer supported by RHEL, and we need to come up with a replacement. Alternatives are:

- glibc's backtrace()
- elfutils/libdw

However, it's not clear if elfutils/libdw can be used to unwind an internal unwinder. Where "internal" (in process) or "external" (attach to a running process, inspect core files, etc).


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