On Thu, 2008-06-26 at 16:25 +0530, Sachin P. Sant wrote: > This one has been pending for a long time. Somehow never > made it upstream. > > Resending the patch which fixes /dev/oldmem interface for kdump. > > Tested with 2.6.26-rc8. > > Signed-off-by : Michael Ellerman Even though I wrote this, it was so long ago I can't really vouch for it. If you've tested it and it works Sachin then we should merge it. Is this fix in distros or does it not apply? > Also make sure we're only reading one page or less at a time. It looks like the generic code ensures that I think, but it can't hurt. cheers -- Michael Ellerman OzLabs, IBM Australia Development Lab wwweb: http://michael.ellerman.id.au phone: +61 2 6212 1183 (tie line 70 21183) We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children. - S.M.A.R.T Person