Bug 103232 – cp System.map /boot

• Product: [OLD] Docs-user
• Status: RESOLVED FIXED

[Description Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) 2005-08-21 06:15:19 UTC]

Some docs (genkernel.xml, gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml, migration-to-2.6.xml,  
kernel-upgrade.xml, diskless-howto.xml, handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml,  
handbook/hb-install-mips-kernel.xml, handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml,  
handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml, handbook/hb-install-hppa-kernel.xml,  
handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml, handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml,  
not counting 200x.y handbooks - see $URL) still mention copying System.map 
to /boot which is (according to dsd) not needed anymore. 
 
But maybe some of them are required 
(handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml?)...

[Comment 1 Xavier Neys (RETIRED) 2005-08-21 15:59:09 UTC]

FYI, handbooks<2005.1 will not be updated.
I'd be happy to get rid of those cp's I've never ever done :)

[Comment 2 Shyam Mani (RETIRED) 2005-09-22 22:23:55 UTC]

Keeping this bug for tracking purposes?

[Comment 3 Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) 2005-09-23 05:48:21 UTC]

Well, I'll do that :-). 

[Comment 4 Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) 2005-10-02 06:47:08 UTC]

Kernel folks, could you please check those if the System.map is really useless? 
 
Those two files look suspicious: 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml 
doc/en/genkernel.xml 
 
And SPARC handbook explicitely says "don't forget to copy"... 
 
jkt@slon ~/work/gentoo/cvs $ grep -R System.map doc/en/ | grep -v 2004 | grep 
-v 2005.0 
doc/en/genkernel.xml:# <i>piggyback64 kernel.aout System.map-... initrd-...</i> 
doc/en/gentoo-sparc-quickinstall.xml:                                                           
# <i>cp System.map /boot</i> 
doc/en/migration-to-2.6.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.10-gentoo-r4</i> 
doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.9-gentoo-r2</i> 
doc/en/kernel-upgrade.xml:<path>bzImage</path> and <path>System.map</path> 
files for the kernel(s) 
doc/en/diskless-howto.xml:# <i>cp System.map /boot/System.map-master</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-x86-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11-gentoo-r3</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-mips-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.4.24</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-bootloader.xml:  sysmap=/boot/System.map-2.6.9 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-ppc64-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.7</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-hppa-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.12.2-pa2</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11.2</i> 
doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-hppa-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.12.2-pa2</i> 
doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-alpha-kernel.xml:# <i>cp 
System.map /boot/System.map-2.6.11.2</i> 
doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml:<comment>(Don't forget to 
copy over the System.map file)</comment> 
doc/en/handbook/2005.1/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml:# <i>cp System.map /boot</i> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml:<comment>(Don't forget to copy over 
the System.map file)</comment> 
doc/en/handbook/hb-install-sparc-kernel.xml:# <i>cp System.map /boot</i> 

[Comment 5 John Mylchreest (RETIRED) 2005-10-06 11:03:53 UTC]

except for external-to-kernel symbol debugging yes.
completely useless :)

it should never be needed on 2.6 except for extreme cases. and even then it
doesnt need to be in /boot

[Comment 6 Jan Kundrát (RETIRED) 2005-10-06 12:59:00 UTC]

Fixed in CVS, thanks ;-).