FS#25247 - [linux] package no longer provides System.map

Attached to Project: Arch Linux
Opened by Ali Kaasinen (vanukas) - Sunday, 24 July 2011, 18:27 GMT
Last edited by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 03 August 2011, 07:14 GMT
Task Type Bug Report
Category Packages: Testing
Status Closed
Assigned To Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Architecture All
Severity Low
Priority Normal
Reported Version
Due in Version Undecided
Due Date Undecided
Percent Complete 100%
Votes 1
Private No

Details

Description:
With [core]'s 'kernel26' package there used to be this file called "System.map26" that would be installed to /boot. With [testing]'s 'linux' package this is no longer the case. This line, found in 'kernel26's PKGBUILD, is completely missing:
cp System.map ${pkgdir}/boot/System.map26${_kernelname}

I've got no idea whether this is intended with 3.0 but I was told to report this here.

Additional info:
* package version(s): [testing] linux 3.0-1

Steps to reproduce:
Install the [testing] 'linux' kernel or have a look at the PKGBUILD: http://projects.archlinux.org/svntogit/packages.git/tree/linux/trunk/PKGBUILD
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Closed by  Tobias Powalowski (tpowa)
Wednesday, 03 August 2011, 07:14 GMT
Reason for closing:  Won't implement
Comment by Dr. Robert Marmorstein (atomopawn) - Sunday, 24 July 2011, 22:11 GMT
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/System.map

It's useful for debugging kernel panics, not much else.
Comment by Gerardo Exequiel Pozzi (djgera) - Sunday, 24 July 2011, 22:22 GMT
@atomopawn: Wikipedia article talks about linux-2.4 era, System.map for 2.6/3.0 is not needed for oops-tracing. But can be used for other purposes, like profiling (readprofile, oprofile), and maybe other things.
Comment by Tobias Powalowski (tpowa) - Wednesday, 03 August 2011, 07:14 GMT
We provide /proc/kallsyms so not needed anymore.

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