Dear,
I tried to use crash 8.0.4 on Google Container OS (17162.336.25) but for some reason there
is resistance.
Step to reproduce:
  1.  Create a Virtual Machine in Google Cloud using Google Container OS as a base image
  2.  Run “toolkit”
  3.  Download the vmlinux symbols for the current base image
     *   curl 
https://storage.googleapis.com/cos-tools/$container_host_build_id/vmlinux
> symbols/vmlinux-$container_host_build_id
  4.  Run crash on /proc/kcore
Thanks,
Logs:
root@instance-2:~# crash /proc/kcore vmlinux-17162.336.25 -d 99
crash 8.0.4
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get_live_memory_source: /proc/kcore
proc_kcore_data:
           flags: 500 (KCORE_LOCAL|KCORE_ELF64)
        segments: 12
      elf_header: 5642ab6d3f40
     header_size: 8636
         notes64: 5642ab6d3f80
          load64: 5642ab6d3fb8
         notes32: 0
          load32: 0
      vmcoreinfo: 0
 size_vmcoreinfo: 0
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 4 (PT_NOTE)
       p_flags: 0
      p_offset: 318
       p_vaddr: 0
       p_paddr: 0
      p_filesz: 7844
       p_memsz: 0
       p_align: 0
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7fff89003000
       p_vaddr: ffffffff89000000
       p_paddr: 13a000000
      p_filesz: 35831808
       p_memsz: 35831808
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 130900003000
       p_vaddr: ffff930900000000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 35184372088831
       p_memsz: 35184372088831
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7fffc0003000
       p_vaddr: ffffffffc0000000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 1056964608
       p_memsz: 1056964608
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: ec140004000
       p_vaddr: ffff8ec140001000
       p_paddr: 1000
      p_filesz: 344064
       p_memsz: 344064
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7be8c0003000
       p_vaddr: fffffbe8c0000000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 8192
       p_memsz: 8192
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: ec140063000
       p_vaddr: ffff8ec140060000
       p_paddr: 60000
      p_filesz: 229376
       p_memsz: 229376
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: ec140103000
       p_vaddr: ffff8ec140100000
       p_paddr: 100000
      p_filesz: 3212759040
       p_memsz: 3212759040
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7be8c0007000
       p_vaddr: fffffbe8c0004000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 50200576
       p_memsz: 50200576
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: ec1ffc02000
       p_vaddr: ffff8ec1ffbff000
       p_paddr: bfbff000
      p_filesz: 4067328
       p_memsz: 4067328
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7be8c2ff2000
       p_vaddr: fffffbe8c2fef000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 69632
       p_memsz: 69632
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: ec240003000
       p_vaddr: ffff8ec240000000
       p_paddr: 100000000
      p_filesz: 1073741824
       p_memsz: 1073741824
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Phdr:
        p_type: 1 (PT_LOAD)
       p_flags: 7
      p_offset: 7be8c4003000
       p_vaddr: fffffbe8c4000000
       p_paddr: ffffffffffffffff
      p_filesz: 16777216
       p_memsz: 16777216
       p_align: 4096
  Elf64_Nhdr:
      n_namesz: 5 ("CORE")
      n_descsz: 336
        n_type: 1 (NT_PRSTATUS)
  Elf64_Nhdr:
      n_namesz: 5 ("CORE")
      n_descsz: 136
        n_type: 3 (NT_PRPSINFO)
  Elf64_Nhdr:
      n_namesz: 5 ("CORE")
      n_descsz: 4288
        n_type: 4 (NT_TASKSTRUCT)
  Elf64_Nhdr:
      n_namesz: 11 ("VMCOREINFO")
      n_descsz: 3000
        n_type: 0 (unknown)
      OSRELEASE=5.15.133+
      BUILD-ID=f16c9f1b53617d7b151c4d18d79c6ccbb44ea6d6
      PAGESIZE=4096
      SYMBOL(init_uts_ns)=ffffffff8a615698
      OFFSET(uts_namespace.name)=0
      SYMBOL(node_online_map)=ffffffff8a85d638
      SYMBOL(swapper_pg_dir)=ffffffff8a60c000
      SYMBOL(_stext)=ffffffff89000000
      SYMBOL(vmap_area_list)=ffffffff8a774208
      SYMBOL(mem_section)=ffff8ec27fff8000
      LENGTH(mem_section)=2048
      SIZE(mem_section)=16
      OFFSET(mem_section.section_mem_map)=0
      NUMBER(SECTION_SIZE_BITS)=27
      NUMBER(MAX_PHYSMEM_BITS)=46
      SIZE(page)=64
      SIZE(pglist_data)=15616
      SIZE(zone)=1664
      SIZE(free_area)=104
      SIZE(list_head)=16
      SIZE(nodemask_t)=8
      OFFSET(page.flags)=0
      OFFSET(page._refcount)=52
      OFFSET(page.mapping)=24
      OFFSET(page.lru)=8
      OFFSET(page._mapcount)=48
      OFFSET(page.private)=40
      OFFSET(page.compound_dtor)=16
      OFFSET(page.compound_order)=17
      OFFSET(page.compound_head)=8
      OFFSET(pglist_data.node_zones)=0
      OFFSET(pglist_data.nr_zones)=14880
      OFFSET(pglist_data.node_start_pfn)=14888
      OFFSET(pglist_data.node_spanned_pages)=14904
      OFFSET(pglist_data.node_id)=14912
      OFFSET(zone.free_area)=192
      OFFSET(zone.vm_stat)=1472
      OFFSET(zone.spanned_pages)=128
      OFFSET(free_area.free_list)=0
      OFFSET(list_head.next)=0
      OFFSET(list_head.prev)=8
      OFFSET(vmap_area.va_start)=0
      OFFSET(vmap_area.list)=40
      LENGTH(zone.free_area)=11
      SYMBOL(prb)=ffffffff8a662318
      SYMBOL(printk_rb_static)=ffffffff8a662320
      SYMBOL(clear_seq)=ffffffff8ad8c0d8
      SIZE(printk_ringbuffer)=80
      OFFSET(printk_ringbuffer.desc_ring)=0
      OFFSET(printk_ringbuffer.text_data_ring)=40
      OFFSET(printk_ringbuffer.fail)=72
      SIZE(prb_desc_ring)=40
      OFFSET(prb_desc_ring.count_bits)=0
      OFFSET(prb_desc_ring.descs)=8
      OFFSET(prb_desc_ring.infos)=16
      OFFSET(prb_desc_ring.head_id)=24
      OFFSET(prb_desc_ring.tail_id)=32
      SIZE(prb_desc)=24
      OFFSET(prb_desc.state_var)=0
      OFFSET(prb_desc.text_blk_lpos)=8
      SIZE(prb_data_blk_lpos)=16
      OFFSET(prb_data_blk_lpos.begin)=0
      OFFSET(prb_data_blk_lpos.next)=8
      SIZE(printk_info)=88
      OFFSET(printk_info.seq)=0
      OFFSET(printk_info.ts_nsec)=8
      OFFSET(printk_info.text_len)=16
      OFFSET(printk_info.caller_id)=20
      OFFSET(printk_info.dev_info)=24
      SIZE(dev_printk_info)=64
      OFFSET(dev_printk_info.subsystem)=0
      LENGTH(printk_info_subsystem)=16
      OFFSET(dev_printk_info.device)=16
      LENGTH(printk_info_device)=48
      SIZE(prb_data_ring)=32
      OFFSET(prb_data_ring.size_bits)=0
      OFFSET(prb_data_ring.data)=8
      OFFSET(prb_data_ring.head_lpos)=16
      OFFSET(prb_data_ring.tail_lpos)=24
      SIZE(atomic_long_t)=8
      OFFSET(atomic_long_t.counter)=0
      SIZE(latched_seq)=24
      OFFSET(latched_seq.val)=8
      LENGTH(free_area.free_list)=6
      NUMBER(NR_FREE_PAGES)=0
      NUMBER(PG_lru)=4
      NUMBER(PG_private)=13
      NUMBER(PG_swapcache)=10
      NUMBER(PG_swapbacked)=19
      NUMBER(PG_slab)=9
      NUMBER(PG_hwpoison)=23
      NUMBER(PG_head_mask)=65536
      NUMBER(PAGE_BUDDY_MAPCOUNT_VALUE)=-129
      NUMBER(HUGETLB_PAGE_DTOR)=2
      NUMBER(PAGE_OFFLINE_MAPCOUNT_VALUE)=-257
      NUMBER(phys_base)=5117050880
      SYMBOL(init_top_pgt)=ffffffff8a60c000
      NUMBER(pgtable_l5_enabled)=0
      SYMBOL(node_data)=ffffffff8a85c5d0
      LENGTH(node_data)=64
      KERNELOFFSET=8000000
      NUMBER(KERNEL_IMAGE_SIZE)=1073741824
      NUMBER(sme_mask)=0
/proc/version:
Linux version 5.15.133+ (builder@localhost) (Chromium OS 14.0_pre445002_p20220217-r3 clang
version 14.0.0
(/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-14.0_pre445002_p20220217-r3/work/llvm-14.0_pre445002_p20220217/clang
18308e171b5b1dd99627a4d88c7d6c5ff21b8c96), LLD 14.0.0) #1 SMP Sat Nov 11 11:15:28 UTC
2023
vmlinux-17162.336.25:
Linux version 5.15.133+ (builder@localhost) (Chromium OS 14.0_pre445002_p20220217-r3 clang
version 14.0.0
(/var/tmp/portage/sys-devel/llvm-14.0_pre445002_p20220217-r3/work/llvm-14.0_pre445002_p20220217/clang
18308e171b5b1dd99627a4d88c7d6c5ff21b8c96), LLD 14.0.0) #1 SMP Sat Nov 11 11:15:28 UTC
2023
readmem: read_proc_kcore() -> /proc/kcore
crash: pv_ops exists: ARCH_PVOPS
VMCOREINFO: NUMBER(phys_base): 5117050880 -> 131000000
gdb vmlinux-17162.336.25
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GETBUF(344 -> 0)
  GETBUF(1500 -> 1)
  FREEBUF(1)
FREEBUF(0)
<readmem: ffffffff82239750, KVADDR, "page_offset_base", 8, (FOE|Q),
5642aae35c08>
<read_proc_kcore: addr: ffffffff82239750 paddr: 133239750 cnt: 8>
crash: seek error: kernel virtual address: ffffffff82239750  type:
"page_offset_base"
root@instance-2:~# env
container_host_version_id=101
PWD=/root
LOGNAME=root
container=systemd-nspawn
HOME=/root
TERM=xterm-256color
USER=root
NOTIFY_SOCKET=/run/host/notify
SHLVL=1
container_host_id=cos
container_host_build_id=17162.336.25
PATH=/root/.cargo/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/local/bin:/usr/sbin:/usr/bin:/sbin:/bin
container_uuid=d8282d15-c11a-416b-9371-94db01a7ca15
_=/usr/bin/env
OLDPWD=/
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