Date: Fri, 31 Mar 2000 05:19:17 -0800 (PST) From: titus@2edc.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@FreeBSD.org Subject: misc/17711: kvm_nlist does not work properly when btx loader is skipped at boot Message-ID: <200003311319.FAA37313@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 17711 >Category: misc >Synopsis: kvm_nlist does not work properly when btx loader is skipped at boot >Confidential: no >Severity: non-critical >Priority: low >Responsible: freebsd-bugs >State: open >Quarter: >Keywords: >Date-Required: >Class: sw-bug >Submitter-Id: current-users >Arrival-Date: Fri Mar 31 05:20:01 PST 2000 >Closed-Date: >Last-Modified: >Originator: Titus Manea >Release: 4.0-RELEASE >Organization: Eastern Digital >Environment: FreeBSD titus.edc.dnttm.ro 4.0-RELEASE FreeBSD 4.0-RELEASE #0: Wed Mar 29 13:28:24 GMT 2000 root@:/usr/src/sys/compile/kick4 i386 >Description: If the system is booted without the 3rd stage (typing kernel at first boot prompt) kvm_nlist is not working properly, so top/vmstat/swapinfo and other programs do not work; I traced the problem to the kldsym syscall witch is called from kvm_nlist in libkvm.so.2; Some symbols (not all) are not resolved; If the system is booted thru the btx loader all works ok >How-To-Repeat: boot without btxload (type /kernel at the boot prompt) >Fix: dont boot without btx load if possible; for my diskless workstation that boots always without btx i hacked libkvm to use the 3.x style kvm_kernel.db for resolving symbols >Release-Note: >Audit-Trail: >Unformatted: To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-bugs" in the body of the message
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