[Crash-utility] [PATCH 0/2] The new API about ikconfig.

Hi, I would like to suggest new ikconfig's API from defs.h. The get_kernel_config("config name without CONFIG_ prefix", &val) will return one of target kernel configurations. If val == NULL, return value is poinited whether config is valid or not. IKCONFIG_N: kernel config is not set (not valid). IKCONFIG_Y: kernel config is set y (valid). IKCONFIG_M: kernel config is set m (valid). IKCONFIG_STR: kernel config is values or strings, etc (valid). API require CONFIG_IKCONFIG=y. Otherwise user is warned. I think it is useful for such as extension module developers to write kernel config switch code. Although ifdef or symbol APIs can be used instead, I believe using this API can write more impressive or flexible code about kernel config depended parts (over my senses...). Thanks, Toshi. ----------------------------------------------------------- Example usage: Resolve RADIX_TREE_MAP_SHIFT from config depends. [ code of kernel-2.6.35 ] #define RADIX_TREE_MAP_SHIFT (CONFIG_BASE_SMALL ? 4 : 6) [ code of crash utility or extension modules ] static int radix_tree_map_shift = 6; #define RADIX_TREE_MAP_SHIFT radix_tree_map_shift int _init(void) { read_in_kernel_config(IKCFG_SETUP); if (get_kernel_config("BASE_SMALL", NULL) == IKCONFIG_Y) radix_tree_map_shift = 4; return 0; } int int _fini(void) { read_in_kernel_config(IKCFG_FREE); return 0; } Toshikazu Nakayama (2): new ikconfig API. dump_kernel_table() crash-5.1.1/defs.h | 13 ++++ crash-5.1.1/kernel.c | 166 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++- 2 files changed, 178 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-) -- 1.7.4.rc2