Public bug reported: I've setup and installed kernel dbgsym package as documented. Using systemtap, I'm unable to list any probes from modules which are in the "linux-image-extra-$(uname -r)" package.
This is easy to verify using the following commands: $ for i in $(lsmod | awk '{ print $1 }'); \ do \ echo; echo --- $i ---; \ sudo stap -L "module(\"$i\").function(\"\*\")"; \ done Only modules which are in "linux-image-$(uname -r)" package get their function probes listed, other modules produce no output. ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.10 Package: linux-image-3.5.0-18-generic 3.5.0-18.29 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.5.0-18.29-generic 3.5.7 Uname: Linux 3.5.0-18-generic x86_64 NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia ApportVersion: 2.6.1-0ubuntu6 Architecture: amd64 AudioDevicesInUse: USER PID ACCESS COMMAND /dev/snd/controlC0: miki 2272 F.... pulseaudio CRDA: Error: command ['iw', 'reg', 'get'] failed with exit code 1: nl80211 not found. Date: Sat Nov 10 07:10:33 2012 HibernationDevice: RESUME=UUID=0454653b-a512-49e9-a0c5-856819222789 InstallationDate: Installed on 2011-11-12 (363 days ago) InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 11.10 "Oneiric Ocelot" - Release amd64 (20111012) IwConfig: eth0 no wireless extensions. lo no wireless extensions. Lsusb: Bus 001 Device 004: ID 1058:0704 Western Digital Technologies, Inc. Passport External HDD Bus 002 Device 002: ID 04d9:1603 Holtek Semiconductor, Inc. Keyboard Bus 002 Device 003: ID 046d:c001 Logitech, Inc. N48/M-BB48 [FirstMouse Plus] Bus 001 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0002 Linux Foundation 2.0 root hub Bus 002 Device 001: ID 1d6b:0001 Linux Foundation 1.1 root hub MachineType: FUJITSU SIEMENS MS-7504VP MarkForUpload: True ProcEnviron: TERM=xterm PATH=(custom, no user) XDG_RUNTIME_DIR=<set> LANG=nl_NL.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash ProcFB: 0 VESA VGA ProcKernelCmdLine: BOOT_IMAGE=/boot/vmlinuz-3.5.0-18-generic root=UUID=fd6406dd-bae3-42db-809d-8f232d1ee6ea ro quiet splash vt.handoff=7 RelatedPackageVersions: linux-restricted-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A linux-backports-modules-3.5.0-18-generic N/A linux-firmware 1.95 RfKill: SourcePackage: linux UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to quantal on 2012-11-06 (4 days ago) dmi.bios.date: 08/11/2008 dmi.bios.vendor: American Megatrends Inc. dmi.bios.version: V1.16 dmi.board.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.board.name: MS-7504VP dmi.board.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.board.version: 1.0 dmi.chassis.asset.tag: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.chassis.type: 3 dmi.chassis.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS dmi.chassis.version: To Be Filled By O.E.M. dmi.modalias: dmi:bvnAmericanMegatrendsInc.:bvrV1.16:bd08/11/2008:svnFUJITSUSIEMENS:pnMS-7504VP:pvr1.0:rvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:rnMS-7504VP:rvr1.0:cvnFUJITSUSIEMENS:ct3:cvrToBeFilledByO.E.M.: dmi.product.name: MS-7504VP dmi.product.version: 1.0 dmi.sys.vendor: FUJITSU SIEMENS ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug quantal -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1077297 Title: Unable to access debug information from modules in linux-image-extra To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1077297/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs