Subject: Re: kvm
To: John R. Daily <jdaily@bbn.com>
From: Jason Thorpe <thorpej@nas.nasa.gov>
List: tech-kern
Date: 08/21/1997 06:29:44
On Tue, 19 Aug 1997 15:03:26 -0400
"John R. Daily" <jdaily@bbn.com> wrote:
> I have several different kernel builds, and under certain
> ones, I obtain the correct data with kvm_read, and under
> others, my structure is filled with completely erroneous
> values.
You're mis-matching nlist vs. memory image. If you boot /netbsd.foo,
the /dev/kmem image corresponds to that one, not the default /netbsd.
The kvm open routines have the hooks to specify alternate nlists.
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