Per,
[snip..]
What do you get when you do:
$ nm vmlinux | grep linux_banner
$ readelf -l <dumpfile>
$ strings -a -t x <dumpfile> | grep "Linux version"
Here is the result:
nm vmlinux | grep linux_banner
c05bc06b R linux_banner
readelf -l 2013-01-18
Elf file type is CORE (Core file)
Entry point 0x0
There are 2 program headers, starting at offset 52
Program Headers:
Type Offset VirtAddr PhysAddr FileSiz MemSiz Flg Align
NOTE 0x000074 0x00000000 0x00000000 0x00000 0x00000 0
LOAD 0x000074 0xc0000000 0x00000000 0x20000000 0x20000000 RWE 0
strings -a -t x 2013-01-18 | grep "Linux version"
5bc0df Linux version 3.4.5+ (1@2) (gcc version 4.6.x-google 20120106
(prerelease) (GCC) ) #1 SMP PREEMPT Tue Jan 15 15:51:59 CST 2013
Thanks,
Lei