Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 09:36:01 -0800 (PST) From: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> To: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-CURRENT: ldd /boot/kernel/kernel generates signal 6 (ABRT) ? Message-ID: <20031217092821.V14934@carver.gumbysoft.com> In-Reply-To: <20031216205222.96444.qmail@web12602.mail.yahoo.com> References: <20031216205222.96444.qmail@web12602.mail.yahoo.com>
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On Tue, 16 Dec 2003, Dorin H wrote: > Hi there, > > Is it bug or feature ? > > %ldd /boot/kernel/acpi.ko > /boot/kernel/acpi.ko: > %ldd /boot/kernel/kernel > /boot/kernel/kernel: > /boot/kernel/kernel: signal 6 I think it s a peculiarity of how ldd works. It appears to execve() the binary in order to get ld.so to look at it, but since the kernel binary specifies it own loader (for the in-kernel linker) it bails. The kernel isn't dynamically linked to any libraries (how would it load them!?!) so this wouldn't return anything anyway. In case you haven't figured it out, the kernel is what provides the operating system services. Your BIOS, via loader(8), loads and runs it. Without it there is no FreeBSD :) -- Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power to Serve dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org
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