* modpost change proposed
@ 2006-06-23 11:31 Karel Kulhavy
2006-06-23 12:12 ` Erik Mouw
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Karel Kulhavy @ 2006-06-23 11:31 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: linux-kernel
Hello
If the modpost has error it dumps core:
modpost: vmlinux no symtab?
/bin/sh: line 1: 28307 Aborted (core dumped)
scripts/mod/modpost -o
/home/clock/edb9302/cirrus-arm-linux-1.0.7/linux-2.6.8.1/Module.symvers
vmlinux drivers/net/wireless/hermes.o drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.o
drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o drivers/usb/gadget/g_file_storage.o
make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 134
I suggest the abort(); to be everywhere replaced with exit(1) for the
following reasons:
1) it's customary
2) core dumping looks scary
3) the core takes up space on disk
Regards,
CL<
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* Re: modpost change proposed
2006-06-23 11:31 modpost change proposed Karel Kulhavy
@ 2006-06-23 12:12 ` Erik Mouw
2006-06-24 21:47 ` Sam Ravnborg
0 siblings, 1 reply; 3+ messages in thread
From: Erik Mouw @ 2006-06-23 12:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Karel Kulhavy; +Cc: linux-kernel, kai, sam
On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 01:31:38PM +0200, Karel Kulhavy wrote:
> If the modpost has error it dumps core:
> modpost: vmlinux no symtab?
> /bin/sh: line 1: 28307 Aborted (core dumped)
> scripts/mod/modpost -o
> /home/clock/edb9302/cirrus-arm-linux-1.0.7/linux-2.6.8.1/Module.symvers
> vmlinux drivers/net/wireless/hermes.o drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.o
> drivers/net/wireless/orinoco_cs.o drivers/usb/gadget/g_file_storage.o
> make[1]: *** [__modpost] Error 134
>
> I suggest the abort(); to be everywhere replaced with exit(1) for the
> following reasons:
> 1) it's customary
It's not. In case of a serious error, abort() gives you the chance to
do a post mortem analysis with a debugger, exit() doesn't. I do agree
that the use of abort() in modpost is not necessary. Try this patch
(against 2.6.17):
commit 726ee2748969fb2d40b45de36dd56a5abea37954
Author: Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com>
Date: Fri Jun 23 14:04:52 2006 +0200
modpost: change abort() into exit()
The perror() above the abort() tells enough about the
failure, no need to dump core (a post mortem analysis
on the core file won't give extra information about the
failure). Suggested by Karel Kulhavy.
Signed-off-by: Erik Mouw <erik@harddisk-recovery.com>
diff --git a/scripts/mod/modpost.c b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
index d0f86ed..42a2bc0 100644
--- a/scripts/mod/modpost.c
+++ b/scripts/mod/modpost.c
@@ -283,7 +283,7 @@ static void parse_elf(struct elf_info *i
hdr = grab_file(filename, &info->size);
if (!hdr) {
perror(filename);
- abort();
+ exit(1);
}
info->hdr = hdr;
if (info->size < sizeof(*hdr))
> 2) core dumping looks scary
If it scares you, disable it. "limit coredumpsize 0" in (t)csh, or
"ulimit -c 0" in bash.
> 3) the core takes up space on disk
If you don't like it, disable it.
Erik
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* Re: modpost change proposed
2006-06-23 12:12 ` Erik Mouw
@ 2006-06-24 21:47 ` Sam Ravnborg
0 siblings, 0 replies; 3+ messages in thread
From: Sam Ravnborg @ 2006-06-24 21:47 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Erik Mouw; +Cc: Karel Kulhavy, linux-kernel, kai
On Fri, Jun 23, 2006 at 02:12:51PM +0200, Erik Mouw wrote:
> >
> > I suggest the abort(); to be everywhere replaced with exit(1) for the
> > following reasons:
> > 1) it's customary
Did so in scripts/* - thanks.
Sam
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