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bin/46067: savecore(8) man page fails to document kernel fakery
>Number: 46067
>Category: bin
>Synopsis: savecore man page fails to document kernel fakery
>Confidential: no
>Severity: serious
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: bin-bug-people
>State: open
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: net
>Arrival-Date: Tue Feb 21 19:25:00 +0000 2012
>Originator: Andreas Gustafsson
>Release: NetBSD-current
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
In 2008, savecore(8) was changed such that it no longer saves an
actual kernel, but a "fake" kernel containing only the kernel symbols.
However, this change was never documented; the savecore(8) man page
still claims it saves "the kernel".
>How-To-Repeat:
Try to debug a crash dump. Notice strange differences between the
so-called "kernel" saved by savecore and the actual kernel. Become
confused.
>Fix:
Document the fakery, or revert savecore to the documented behavior.
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