Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2003 11:48:43 -0800 (PST) From: Dorin H <bj93542@yahoo.com> To: Doug White <dwhite@gumbysoft.com> Cc: freebsd-current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: 5.2-CURRENT: ldd /boot/kernel/kernel generates signal 6 (ABRT) ? Message-ID: <20031217194843.4674.qmail@span.corp.yahoo.com> In-Reply-To: <20031217092821.V14934@carver.gumbysoft.com>
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> > 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. > Ok, I agree, but nevetheless, an abort ? :) Could be something more explicit, but being the only exception (plus the modules), maybe it is not relevant and the complications heavier than the user comfort. > The kernel isn't dynamically linked to any libraries > (how would it load > them!?!) so this wouldn't return anything anyway. > Hm <scratch, scratch>, so you map dynamic libraries to user vm spaces, while when they are loaded in kernel space, we "call" them kld modules ? > Without it there is no FreeBSD :) > I thought that without the people tinkering here there would be no FreeBSD :) Great work! Thanks, /Dorin. > -- > Doug White | FreeBSD: The Power > to Serve > dwhite@gumbysoft.com | www.FreeBSD.org __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/
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