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Re: How can I get a memory map out of a core file?
On Mon, 2008-06-09 at 11:23 -0400, Daniel Jacobowitz wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 12:02:05PM -0300, Luis Machado wrote:
> > We're left with what can be seen with "maint info sections", but the
> > lack of descriptive names is really bad for precise analysis of the
> > mappings.
> >
> > In order for this information to be readily available through a core
> > file, enhancements need to be done in the kernel itself.
> >
> > So, now that we've touched this topic, what do you think about this? For
> > debugging purposes, this would be valuable information to have in GDB.
>
> I don't understand what you have in mind. These are not sections,
> they're segments; there are never names associated with them.
The idea is to extend the functionality we have for live processes to
core files.
Luis