@mauricfo: Uploaded fix in comment #5 to utopic with slight modification to version number. Thanks!
** Description changed: + SRU Justification: + + [Impact] + Users of ppc64el hardware need the ability to use crashdumps to do kernel debugging. + + [Test Case] + 1) apt-get install kdump-tools + 2) kdump-config load + 3) this should pass but fails because it expects vmlinuz + + [Regression Potential] + This fix allows the existing case to work, but only checks for vmlinux if vmlinuz is missing. + + -- + On ppc64el, there's no vmlinu/z/, only vmlinu/x/. Thus, kdump-config load fails as follows: # kdump-config load Cannot open `/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-27-generic': No such file or directory - * failed to load kdump kernel + * failed to load kdump kernel This small patch (attached) fixes the issue. It defaults KDUMP_KERNEL to vmlinux if vmlinuz is not found. # cd /usr/sbin && patch -p1 < ~/kdump-config-vmlinux.patch patching file kdump-config # kdump-config load [...] - * loaded kdump kernel + * loaded kdump kernel -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to makedumpfile in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1324544 Title: makedumpfile: kdump-config load fails with vmlinux kernel (vs. vmlinuz) Status in “makedumpfile” package in Ubuntu: In Progress Status in “makedumpfile” source package in Trusty: In Progress Status in “makedumpfile” source package in Utopic: In Progress Bug description: SRU Justification: [Impact] Users of ppc64el hardware need the ability to use crashdumps to do kernel debugging. [Test Case] 1) apt-get install kdump-tools 2) kdump-config load 3) this should pass but fails because it expects vmlinuz [Regression Potential] This fix allows the existing case to work, but only checks for vmlinux if vmlinuz is missing. -- On ppc64el, there's no vmlinu/z/, only vmlinu/x/. Thus, kdump-config load fails as follows: # kdump-config load Cannot open `/boot/vmlinuz-3.13.0-27-generic': No such file or directory * failed to load kdump kernel This small patch (attached) fixes the issue. It defaults KDUMP_KERNEL to vmlinux if vmlinuz is not found. # cd /usr/sbin && patch -p1 < ~/kdump-config-vmlinux.patch patching file kdump-config # kdump-config load [...] * loaded kdump kernel To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/makedumpfile/+bug/1324544/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
