Re: [Crash-utility] The problems when running SuSE 12 on VirtualBox

----- Original Message ----- > Am Montag 16 November 2015, 14:01:35 schrieb Nan Xiao: > > Hi Dave, > > > > >> (2) "machine type mismatch" > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz_E5lLat: X86 > > >> > > >> But according to "uname -a": > > >> > > >>  # uname -a > > >> Linux linux-6ev3 3.12.49-6-xen #1 SMP Mon Oct 26 16:05:37 UTC 2015 > > >> (11560c3) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > >> > > >> The running SuSE is also a 64-bit OS, so whether can remove these > > >> warnings? > > > > > The mismatch message says that "/var/tmp/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz_E5lLat" is an X86 > > > 32-bit binary.  You cannot use a 32-bit xen binary with a 64-bit crash utility > > > binary. > > > > > Run "gunzip xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz", and then run "file" on the uncompressed file. > > > If it's a 32-bit binary, and the dumpfile came from that kernel, then you need > > > to use a 32-bit crash utility binary.  If the dumpfile came from a 64-bit kernel, > > > then you're using the wrong xen binary. > > > > According to this > > post(http://lists.xen.org/archives/html/xen-users/2015-10/msg00141.html), > > although the xen file is 32-bit, it is the correct file for running on > > 64-bit OS. So I am not sure it should be considered as a bug. > > No it's not a bug. > The file you mentioned is only used for booting the hypervisor. For debugging > the hypervisor a statically linked hypervisor file has to be used. > > On SLES11 SP4  I have for booting the xen hypervisor: > # file xen-4.4.2_12-23.1 > xen-4.4.2_12-23.1_x2: ELF 32-bit LSB executable, Intel 80386, version 1 > (SYSV), statically linked, stripped > > For working with crash and the vmcore: > # file xen-syms-4.4.2_12-23.1 > xen-syms-4.4.2_12-23.1_x2: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 > (SYSV), statically linked, not stripped Hi Dietmar, Thanks for clarifying that.  I should have noticed he was trying to use the actual xen binary instead of the xen-syms file --  which is specified in the crash(8) man page. And I wasn't even aware that the actual xen binary is a 32-bit image -- good to know... Thanks,    Dave > > > > > >> (3) > > >> > > >> WARNING: could not find MAGIC_START! > > >> WARNING: cannot read linux_banner string > > >> crash: /var/tmp/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz_FjRFMJ and /dev/mem do not > > >> match! > > >> > > >> How can I fix this issue and run crash on SuSE? > > > > > For starters, make sure the kernel, the dumpfile, and the crash binary > > > are all > > > 32-bit or all 64-bit, whichever is appropriate. > > > >  # which crash > > /usr/bin/crash > > > > # file /usr/bin/crash > > /usr/bin/crash: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), > > dynamically linked (uses shared libs), for GNU/Linux 3.0.0, > > BuildID[sha1]=e6f9921f98c5b4daedd8dac798c139b77676b588, stripped > > > > Using "crash /boot/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz /proc/kcore" works OK: > > This is expected as this is similar to the xen behaviour. > For booting: > # file vmlinuz-3.0.101-63-xen > vmlinuz-3.0.101-63-xen: Linux/x86 Kernel, Setup Version 0x20b, bzImage, > Version 3.0.101, Version 3.0.101-63, RO-rootFS, swap_dev 0x3, Normal VGA > > And for debugging: > # file vmlinux-3.0.101-63-xen > vmlinux-3.0.101-63-xen: ELF 64-bit LSB executable, x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), > statically linked, not stripped > > Dietmar. > > > > > # file /proc/kcore > > /proc/kcore: ELF 64-bit LSB core file x86-64, version 1 (SYSV), > > SVR4-style, from 'root=UUID=ed63d5d7-1d2f-45ea-a77b-5b3ae05c1c2e > > resume=/dev/sda1 splash=silent q' > > > >  # crash /boot/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz /proc/kcore > > > > crash 7.1.3 > > Copyright (C) 2002-2014  Red Hat, Inc. > > Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010  IBM Corporation > > Copyright (C) 1999-2006  Hewlett-Packard Co > > Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012  Fujitsu Limited > > Copyright (C) 2006, 2007  VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. > > Copyright (C) 2005, 2011  NEC Corporation > > Copyright (C) 1999, 2002, 2007  Silicon Graphics, Inc. > > Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002  Mission Critical Linux, Inc. > > This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public License, > > and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under > > certain conditions.  Enter "help copying" to see the conditions. > > This program has absolutely no warranty.  Enter "help warranty" for > > details. > > > > GNU gdb (GDB) 7.6 > > Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later > > <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> > > This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. > > There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show copying" > > and "show warranty" for details. > > This GDB was configured as "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"... > > > >       KERNEL: /boot/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz > >    DEBUGINFO: /usr/lib/debug/boot/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.debug > >     DUMPFILE: /proc/kcore > >         CPUS: 1 > >         DATE: Mon Nov 16 00:59:02 2015 > >       UPTIME: 04:55:39 > > LOAD AVERAGE: 0.08, 0.03, 0.05 > >        TASKS: 241 > >     NODENAME: linux-6ev3 > >      RELEASE: 3.12.49-6-xen > >      VERSION: #1 SMP Mon Oct 26 16:05:37 UTC 2015 (11560c3) > >      MACHINE: x86_64  (2596 Mhz) > >       MEMORY: 855.2 MB > >          PID: 7472 > >      COMMAND: "crash" > >         TASK: ffff880019ab6540  [THREAD_INFO: ffff880002dcc000] > >          CPU: 0 > >        STATE: TASK_RUNNING (ACTIVE) > > > > So I think all the files are 64-bits. > > > > Thanks! > > Best Regards > > Nan Xiao > > > > > > On Fri, Nov 13, 2015 at 10:54 PM, Dave Anderson <anderson(a)redhat.com&gt; > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > >> Hi all, > > >> > > >> Firstly, I am not sure whether posting this issue on this mailing list > > >> is appropriate, if not, > > >> please forgive me, thanks! > > >> > > >> I install SuSE Enterprise Linux 12 (Xen version) on VirtualBox, and want > > >> to use crash. > > >> Executing "crash" command, and the output likes this: > > >> > > >> # crash > > >> > > >> crash 7.1.3 > > >> Copyright (C) 2002-2014  Red Hat, Inc. > > >> Copyright (C) 2004, 2005, 2006, 2010  IBM Corporation > > >> Copyright (C) 1999-2006  Hewlett-Packard Co > > >> Copyright (C) 2005, 2006, 2011, 2012  Fujitsu Limited > > >> Copyright (C) 2006, 2007  VA Linux Systems Japan K.K. > > >> Copyright (C) 2005, 2011  NEC Corporation > > >> Copyright (C) 1999, 2002, 2007  Silicon Graphics, Inc. > > >> Copyright (C) 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002  Mission Critical Linux, Inc. > > >> This program is free software, covered by the GNU General Public > > >> License, > > >> and you are welcome to change it and/or distribute copies of it under > > >> certain conditions.  Enter "help copying" to see the conditions. > > >> This program has absolutely no warranty.  Enter "help warranty" for > > >> details. > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/symtypes-3.12.49-6-xen.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/symtypes-3.12.49-6-xen.gz" on command line to prevent > > >> this message. > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/symtypes-3.12.49-6-default.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/symtypes-3.12.49-6-default.gz" on command line to > > >> prevent this message. > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz" on command line to prevent this > > >>   message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz_E5lLat: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-4.5.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-4.5.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-4.5.gz_0BL7f2: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-4.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-4.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-4.gz_PW97tB: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-dbg-4.5.1_10-1.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-dbg-4.5.1_10-1.gz" on command line to prevent this > > >>   message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-dbg-4.5.1_10-1.gz_zcILOa: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-dbg-4.5.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-dbg-4.5.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-dbg-4.5.gz_AEpJfK: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-dbg-4.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-dbg-4.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-dbg-4.gz_np36Nj: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen-dbg.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen-dbg.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-dbg.gz_1tAiuT: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/xen.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/xen.gz" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen.gz_htZLuv: X86 > > >> > > >> crash: /boot/symvers-3.12.49-6-xen.gz: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f /boot/symvers-3.12.49-6-xen.gz" on command line to prevent > > >> this message. > > >> > > >> GNU gdb (GDB) 7.6 > > >> Copyright (C) 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. > > >> License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later > > >> <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html> > > >> This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. > > >> There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.  Type "show > > >> copying" > > >> and "show warranty" for details. > > >> This GDB was configured as "x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu"... > > >> > > >> WARNING: could not find MAGIC_START! > > >> WARNING: cannot read linux_banner string > > >> crash: /var/tmp/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz_FjRFMJ and /dev/mem do not > > >> match! > > >> > > >> Usage: > > >> > > >>  crash [OPTION]... NAMELIST MEMORY-IMAGE[@ADDRESS]     (dumpfile form) > > >>  crash [OPTION]... [NAMELIST]                          (live system > > >>  form) > > >> > > >> Enter "crash -h" for details. > > >> > > >> My question are as follows: > > >> > > >> (1) There are so may warnings like this: > > >> > > >> crash: xxxxxx: original filename unknown > > >>   Use "-f xxxxxx" on command line to prevent this message. > > >> > > >> Do I need to add somay "-f xxxxxx" options on command line? Is there > > >> any better method? > > > > > > The message above simply mean that the original filename of the > > > compressed > > > file was not stored in the file's header.  That means that whoever > > > created > > > the compressed file used "gzip -n" or "--no-name": > > > > > >   $ man gzip > > >   ... [ cut ] ... > > > > > >      -n --no-name > > >           When  compressing,  do not save the original file name and time > > >           stamp by default. (The original name is always saved if the > > >           name > > >           had to be truncated.) When decompressing, do not restore the > > >           original file name if present (remove only the gzip suffix from > > >           the compressed file name) and do not restore the original time > > >           stamp > > >           if present (copy it from the compressed file). This option is > > >           the > > >           default when decompressing. > > >   ... > > > > > >> (2) "machine type mismatch" > > >> WARNING: machine type mismatch: > > >> crash utility: X86_64 > > >> /var/tmp/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz_E5lLat: X86 > > >> > > >> But according to "uname -a": > > >> > > >>  # uname -a > > >> Linux linux-6ev3 3.12.49-6-xen #1 SMP Mon Oct 26 16:05:37 UTC 2015 > > >> (11560c3) x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux > > >> > > >> The running SuSE is also a 64-bit OS, so whether can remove these > > >> warnings? > > > > > > The mismatch message says that "/var/tmp/xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz_E5lLat" is an > > > X86 > > > 32-bit binary.  You cannot use a 32-bit xen binary with a 64-bit crash > > > utility > > > binary. > > > > > > Run "gunzip xen-4.5.1_10-1.gz", and then run "file" on the uncompressed > > > file. > > > If it's a 32-bit binary, and the dumpfile came from that kernel, then you > > > need > > > to use a 32-bit crash utility binary.  If the dumpfile came from a 64-bit > > > kernel, > > > then you're using the wrong xen binary. > > > > > >> (3) > > >> > > >> WARNING: could not find MAGIC_START! > > >> WARNING: cannot read linux_banner string > > >> crash: /var/tmp/vmlinux-3.12.49-6-xen.gz_FjRFMJ and /dev/mem do not > > >> match! > > >> > > >> How can I fix this issue and run crash on SuSE? > > > > > > For starters, make sure the kernel, the dumpfile, and the crash binary are all > > > 32-bit or all 64-bit, whichever is appropriate. > > > > > > Dave > > > > > >> > > >> Thanks very much in advance! > > >> Best Regards > > >> Nan Xiao > > >> > > >> -- > > >> Crash-utility mailing list > > >> Crash-utility(a)redhat.com > > >> https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility > > >> > > > > > > -- > > > Crash-utility mailing list > > > Crash-utility(a)redhat.com > > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility > > > > -- > > Crash-utility mailing list > > Crash-utility(a)redhat.com > > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility > > > > -- > Company details: http://ts.fujitsu.com/imprint.html > > -- > Crash-utility mailing list > Crash-utility(a)redhat.com > https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility > -- Crash-utility mailing list Crash-utility(a)redhat.com https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/crash-utility