Re: [Crash-utility] Re: [RFC]Patch to accomodate cpu_pda changes in x86_64 kernels

On Tue, Jan 31, 2006 at 09:11:36AM -0500, Dave Anderson wrote: > > Thanks for handling this. I haven't looked at this, and correct me > if I'm wrong, but the kernel (what version exactly?) now has contains > a _cpu_pda[NR_CPUS] array containing pointers to the actual per-cpu > x8664_pda structures. Hi Dave, This change was introduced 2.6.16-rc1 onwards. > > Unless I'm missing something, that simplifies things and should work > just fine. But I can't test it here other than to verify that it's > backwards compatible. Can you verify that? Yes, this is infact more simpler and cleaner. I have incorporated the changes and regenerated the patch, which I am sending along. I have also tested it on a 2.6.16-rc1 kernel, and it works fine. Thanks Rachita