Bug 241924 – /proc/vmcore missing

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Bug 241924 - /proc/vmcore missing

Summary:	/proc/vmcore missing

Status:	CLOSED NEXTRELEASE

Aliases:	None

Product:	Fedora
Classification:	Fedora
Component:	kexec-tools (Show other bugs)
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Version:	6
Hardware:	i686 Linux

Priority	medium Severity medium
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Assigned To:	Neil Horman
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Reported:	2007-05-31 14:39 EDT by Zing
Modified:	2008-04-23 16:06 EDT (History)
CC List:	2 users (show)

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Last Closed:	2008-04-23 16:06:09 EDT
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patch to turn on vmcore proc file in all kernels for FC6 (1.41 KB, patch) 2007-06-01 14:04 EDT, Neil Horman	no flags	Details \| Diff
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Description Zing 2007-05-31 14:39:45 EDT

Description of problem:
Upon kernel crash, kexec runs and kdump is unable to cp the vmcore image because
/proc/vmcore is missing:

cp: /proc/vmcore: No such file or directory

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kexec-tools-1.101-69 + kexec-x86.patch from bug #238768.

How reproducible:
Happens all the time.

Steps to Reproduce:
1. setup kexec-tools normally
2. use "default shell" in /etc/kdump.conf
3. you'll see "cp: /proc/vmcore: No such file or directory" a few lines above
the shell prompt
  
Additional info:
Tested on two machines:
1. intel xeon dual processor blade (8843-E9U) in an IBM Bladecenter H
(8852-4XU).  ~6 GB of memory. (64bit machine, fc6-x86 install)
2. IBM ThinkCentre 8183-32U Pentium 4. ~600MB memory (32bit, fc6-x86 install)

Comment 1 Neil Horman 2007-06-01 14:04:56 EDT

Created attachment 155915 [details]
patch to turn on vmcore proc file in all kernels for FC6

Now that we have relocatable kernels available in FC-6, we need to enable
/proc/vmcore in all of them.  This patch should handle that

Comment 2 Neil Horman 2007-06-01 14:05:54 EDT

Dave, would you mind please checking this config change into FC-6?  We need this
config option enabled now that we have relocatable kernels available in that
release.  Thanks

Comment 3 Zing 2007-06-04 14:23:58 EDT

I rebuilt kernel with CONFIG_PROC_VMCORE=y and I get a successful dump copy of
vmcore and clean reboot of the machine. (the blade x86 install).

Comment 4 Bug Zapper 2008-04-04 03:20:23 EDT

Fedora apologizes that these issues have not been resolved yet. We're
sorry it's taken so long for your bug to be properly triaged and acted
on. We appreciate the time you took to report this issue and want to
make sure no important bugs slip through the cracks.

If you're currently running a version of Fedora Core between 1 and 6,
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Comment 5 Neil Horman 2008-04-23 16:06:09 EDT

this is most definately fixed in rawhide kernels.

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